Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 7

Support Score: 3

Poor Liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -3

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

YORK CITIZENS' THEATRE TRUST LTD

To create work of quality, daring, delight and accomplishment on and off our stages, that offers a diverse mix of entertainment, and aesthetic enjoyment.To offer the building, and our knowledge, skills and experience as a resource toIocal people, and to encourage both theatre going and theatre making.To give best value in all aspects of our operation.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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
31/03/24		£4,245	£4,710	£-465	£1,151	£1,385	£1,325	3.4	108	40
31/03/23		£4,098	£4,565	£-468	£890	£1,818	£1,513	4	147	36
31/03/22		£3,536	£3,458	£78	£748	£2,296	£1,836	6.4	105	65
31/03/21		£2,686	£1,865	£820	£612	£2,148	£1,573	10.1	128	0
31/03/20?		£4,229	£4,833	£-604	£1,361	£1,400	£1,118	2.8	126	39
31/03/18		£4,187	£4,293	£-106	£500	£2,132	£1,475	4.1	127	0
31/03/17	*	£4,978	£4,291	£687	£1,221	£2,242	£1,507	4.2	125	0
31/03/16		£4,504	£4,388	£115	£374	£1,517	£1,553	4.2	99	0
31/03/15		£4,274	£3,852	£423	£900	£1,210	£438	1.4	48	0
31/03/14	*	£4,516	£4,126	£390	£863	£779	£407	1.2	51	0
31/03/13	*	£3,901	£3,888	£13	£744	£398	£386	1.2	115	0
31/03/12	*	£3,657	£3,640	£17	£673	£385	£301	1	115	0
31/03/11		£3,787	£3,637	£150	£663	£368	£314	1	109	0
31/03/10		£3,544	£3,544	£0	£609	£218	£210	0.7	113	0
31/03/09		£3,559	£3,538	£21	£615	£218	£203	0.7	113	0
31/03/08		£3,187	£3,105	£82	£634	£197	£193	0.7	45	0
31/03/07		£2,570	£2,635	£-65	£570	£115	£102	0.5	90	0
31/03/06		£2,921	£3,082	£-160	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£2,852	£2,883	£-31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04		£2,076	£2,023	£53	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 34.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 24.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 43%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 3.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 61 years
(88 years as a company)

www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk

admin@yorktheatreroyal.co.uk

01904715464

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

City Of York,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
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
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
£294,952	27/10/2021	To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further funding in order to be able to operate on a ....more To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further funding in order to be able to operate on a viable and sustainable basis by 31 March 2022.
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£598,059	01/04/2020	The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has ....more The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. Between 2018 and 2022, we will invest £1.45 billion of public money from government and an estimated £860 million from the National Lottery to help deliver this vision.
DCMS - York Theatre Royal CRF Application
£236,522	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - YCTT CRF Round 2
£324,289	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
National Lottery Community Fund - Takeover the City
£10,000	15/11/2017 12	The group will hold an arts festival, where young people will gain an understanding of the performing arts through workshops and work experience, with the aim of providing a pathway into the arts industry and bringing people together.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to York Citizen's Theatre Trust
£85,558	19/01/2012	Towards the further development of the TakeOver project for young people at York Theatre Royal.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 38-68

CATH CLELLAND MBE Appointed: 2022

CRAIG ANTHONY COLTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Ceo Consultancy Firm

HELEN BOADEN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

MAGGIE PAVLOU Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Hr Director

MATTHEW HUNNYBUN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

MATTHEW MICHAEL NODDINGS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Theatre Production Manager

PAUL SMITH Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Buyer

SAIRA KHAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Pharmacist

WILL ZHUANG Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Accountant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/10/1963, number: 229396
Registered at Companies House on 15/08/1936, number: 00317560

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Fundraising Regulator

First registered: 09/01/2016, current status: Large charity (levy paid)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
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
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

20 returns made; AR17: 50 days late, AR14: 1 days late, AR13: 2 days late, AR12: 1 days late,

Main office

YORK THEATRE ROYAL
ST. LEONARDS PLACE
YORK
YO1 7HD

Objectives

TO RECEIVE, EDUCATE AND TRAIN STUDENTS IN DRAMA, MUSIC AND PAINTING AND TO PROMOTE THE RECOGNITION OF AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN STUDENTS BY THE INSTITUTION OF PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS, EXHIBITIONS, GRANTS, MEDALS OR OTHER PRIZES OR BENEFACTIONS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION CLAUSES 3 AND 4).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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