Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

BROOKSIDE THEATRE

The objective of the Organisation is to promote and develop community arts and culture by presenting a diverse, high quality programme of arts activities of national and local origin. To provide a platform for participation and presentation for local arts practitioners and local audiences.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/12/23£25£24£1n/a
31/12/22£25£24£1n/a
31/12/21£20£21£-1n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.brooksidetheatre.com

info@brooksidetheatre.com

01708755775

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Havering,
Who it helps
  • 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
The Badur Foundation - Grant to Brookside Theatre
£5,000 08/11/2021
Towards a second youth production for children and families
The Badur Foundation - Grant to Brookside Theatre
£10,450 15/04/2021
Towards a youth production for local children and their families

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALAN TOMPKINS Appointed: 2017
  • EDWARD SEPPLE Appointed: 2017
  • HARRI SEPPLE Appointed: 2017
  • JEAN HOWARD Appointed: 2023
  • JUSTIN SEPPLE (Chair) Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/11/2020, number: 1192173
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
  • 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
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

BROOKSIDE THEATRE
21A EASTERN ROAD
ROMFORD
RM1 3NH

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE DRAMATIC ART AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF SUCH ART BY THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCES.(2) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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