Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 4

Good reserves management: +3
Deficit latest year: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 12

HEADLONG THEATRE LIMITED

Headlong Theatre is one of the United Kingdom's leading touring theatre companies.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
The Board is predominantly female
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 50 years

www.headlong.co.uk

info@headlong.co.uk

020 7633 2090

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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		£1,151	£1,299	£-148	£14	£546	£546	5	8	0
31/03/22		£893	£893	£0	£16	£693	£551	7.4	9	0
31/03/21		£1,094	£1,010	£84	£8	£694	£574	6.8	12	0
31/03/20		£1,389	£1,437	£-48	£16	£610	£423	3.5	11	0
31/03/19		£1,339	£1,281	£58	£8	£658	£523	4.9	11	1
31/03/18		£1,571	£1,431	£140	£12	£600	£559	4.7	8	0
31/03/17		£1,602	£1,592	£10	£0	£461	£461	3.5	9	0
31/03/16		£1,390	£1,325	£64	£0	£451	£451	4.1	8	0
31/03/15		£1,452	£1,518	£-66	£13	£387	£387	3.1	6	0
31/03/14		£1,509	£1,496	£13	£7	£452	£452	3.6	7	0
31/03/13		£889	£679	£210	£6	£439	£439	7.8	7	0
31/03/12		£1,198	£1,580	£-381	£1,580	£229	£229	1.7	6	0
31/03/11		£1,824	£1,603	£222	£8	£610	£610	4.6	8	0
31/03/10		£1,119	£933	£186	£8	£389	£389	5	6	0
31/03/09	*	£1,223	£1,090	£133	£7	£203	£203	2.2	5	0
31/03/08		£1,138	£967	£170	£5	£70	£70	0.9	5	0
31/03/07	*	£977	£931	£47	£6	£-100	£-100	-1.3	4	0
31/03/06		£1,100	£1,178	£-78	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£896	£877	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£949	£1,036	£-87	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 40%
Liabilities/Income: 32%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

8 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
John Ellerman Foundation - Commissioning costs
£60,000	28/11/2019 36	Commissioning costs
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	24/01/2018	Headlong Futures
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Headlong Theatre Limited
£94,000	11/10/2017 24	Towards Headlong Futures, an outreach programme that engages diverse groups around the country, working with four partner organisations to create new theatrical work that aims to bring communities ....more Towards Headlong Futures, an outreach programme that engages diverse groups around the country, working with four partner organisations to create new theatrical work that aims to bring communities together.
Esmee Fairbairn - Social investment Headlong Theatre Limited
£52,500	07/04/2016 12	An investment in the transfer of This House to the West End as part of the arts transfer facility
Esmee Fairbairn - Social investment Headlong Theatre Limited
£35,000	15/12/2015 12	An investment in the transfer of People, Places and Things to the West End, as part of the arts transfer facility.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 24-71

ANNA CORNELIUS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Communications & Marketing Manager, Other trusteeship: THE BISHOPSGATE FOUNDATION,

CLAIRE HELEN HEANEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Deputy Director Of Development

JACQUELINE MARY HURT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Lawyer

JULIA HEAD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Theatre Director

KATHERINE DICKENS (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Executive Director

LESLEY WAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Barrister, Other trusteeship: THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS,

LAURA ABIGAIL LAMBLEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Producer & General Manager

LUCINDA HARVEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Hr Consultant

MARK TREVOR PHILLIPS OBE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Writer & Broadcaster, Other trusteeships: WRITERS AND SCHOLARS EDUCATIONAL TRUST, THE SOCIAL MARKET FOUNDATION, STEFANOU FOUNDATION,

PATRICK DILLON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Sustainability Consultant & Architect

PRIME ISAAC Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Theatre Director

SARAH LOUISE ELLIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director Of Digital Development

TONI RACKLIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Theatre Producer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/08/1974, number: 267965
Registered at Companies House on 28/05/1974, number: 01171757

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

20 returns made; AR09: 19 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 24 days late,

Main office

Lenta Business Centre
207 Waterloo Road
LONDON
SE1 8XD

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, BALLET, MUSIC, SINGING, LITERATURE, SCULPTURE AND PAINTING AND TO FORMULATE PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES, THEREFORE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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