Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

SCARBOROUGH THEATRE TRUST LIMITED

To advance the education of the public in all aspects of dramatic art including , drama,opera,dance, music and film.The development of public appreciation of such art by the provision of a theatre and the presentation of public performancesTo further the social and cultural welfare of the community of scarborough , its neighbourhood and visitors.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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 age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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
31/03/23£2,330£2,430£-100£79£1,127£6783.3720
31/03/22£2,018£2,266£-248£49£1,163£6673.5681
31/03/21£2,104£1,633£470£27£1,411£6925.1681
31/03/20£2,634£2,604£30£113£941£4952.3751
31/03/19£2,907£2,644£263£127£911£4362691
31/03/18£2,424£2,238£186£119£648£2341.3670
31/03/17*£2,499£2,601£-102£130£462£380.2610
31/03/16£2,782£2,335£447£115£564£1570.8630
31/03/15£2,613£2,542£71£162£117£-56-0.3680
31/03/14£2,394£2,523£-130£122£31£-8-0880
31/03/13£2,330£2,343£-13£104£161£1190.6730
31/03/12£2,625£2,554£71£44£174£1330.6780
31/03/11£2,514£2,445£69£46£103£490.2800
31/03/10£2,354£2,237£117£46£34£-30-0.2820
31/03/09*£2,086£2,135£-49£73£-82£-146-0.8740
31/03/08*£1,929£2,009£-80£70£-33£-116-0.7750
31/03/07*£2,128£2,105£23£99£47£-30-0.2690
31/03/06£1,849£1,822£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£1,681£1,877£-196n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£1,784£1,824£-40n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 32%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 60%
Reserves/Spending: 3.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 57 years
(60 years as a company)

www.sjt.uk.com

darren.rounding@sjt.uk.com

01723356615

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£982,047
Garfield Weston Foundation£237,752
Esmee Fairbairn£25,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - WCF award - COVID19 response
£237,752 12/02/2021
Weston Culture Fund
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Stephen Joseph Theatre
£25,000 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£649,449 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
DCMS - Recovery fund SJT 2
£247,705 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - CRF 2 Final
£84,893 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£637,715 01/04/2019
£1.6bn invested in the key arts and culture infrastrucure organisations in England for a 4 year period
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Stephen Joseph Theatre
£150,000 10/04/2018
36
Towards a new post of creative producer, supporting the artistic programme and leading to stronger financial resilience.
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£637,715 01/04/2018
National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£159,429 01/04/2018
To support National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-75
  • AMELIA JAMFUAH DONKOR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Actor
  • ANTONY HAVELOCK WILSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chartered Accountant - Retired
  • DAVID CHANCE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • DAVID TIMOTHY WARNER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director
  • DR GENEVIEVE DAVIES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director
  • JOHN ROGER WILKINSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director
  • JONATHAN LEE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Teacher
  • RICHARD STEPHEN LUMBY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director
  • SARAH LOUISE FRANCES NICHOLSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Consultant
  • SOPHIE KATE WRIGHT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Property Developer
  • TIMOTHY SHEADER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Artistic Director And Ceo
  • TRACY ANN CALCRAFT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Fundraiser
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/09/1967, number: 253606
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/08/1964, number: 00815227
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • 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
20 returns made; AR17: 14 days late, AR09: 14 days late, AR08: 12 days late, AR07: 115 days late, AR04: 30 days late,
Main office

Stephen Joseph Theatre
Westborough
SCARBOROUGH
North Yorkshire
YO11 1JW

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE, AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS. (FOR FULL DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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