Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

THE ACTORS' CHILDREN'S TRUST 

Grant, advice and support for the children of professional actors and their families, throughout the UK.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/03/23£308£951£-643n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£222£1,195£-973n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/21£437£1,398£-961n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£1,088£981£106£4£6,421£6,0487430
31/03/19£469£972£-503n/an/an/an/an/a15
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

www.actorschildren.org

robert@actorschildren.org

02076367868

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
Where it operates
  • Guernsey, Isle Of Man, Jersey, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/02/2018, number: 1177106
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds 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
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Actors Childrens Trust
58 Bloomsbury Street
LONDON
WC1B 3QT

Objectives

3.1 THE CIO'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:3.1.1 THE SUPPORT OF THE CHILDREN OF PROFESSIONAL ACTORS WHO ARE IN NEED BY VIRTUE OF ILLNESS, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE. 3.1.2 SUBJECT TO CLAUSE 3.1.1, THE SUPPORT OF PROFESSIONAL ACTORS OR THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN NEED BY VIRTUE OF AGE, ILLNESS, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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