Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

SPARE TYRE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED 

Spare Tyre uses and makes theatre that enables voiceless communities and individuals to share and celebrate their untold stories transforming lives and challenging prejudice.We currently work with older people, adults with learning disabilities, people with advanced dementia, women who have experienced violence, and disenfranchised and economically communities across London and beyond.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 47 years

http://sparetyre.org

info@sparetyre.org

02086924446

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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£271£283£-12n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£346£319£27n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/21£201£171£30n/an/an/an/an/a41
31/03/20£238£255£-17n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/19£317£274£43n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/18£242£301£-59£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£295£220£75£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£233£202£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£249£248£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£286£304£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£265£266£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£304£313£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£307£260£47£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£255£280£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£285£261£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£254£248£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£288£290£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£317£321£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£269£255£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£180£177£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£186,171
Mercer's Charitable Foundation£34,650
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£15,000 22/07/2022
Spare Tyre - Tyre Pressure
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£15,000 16/07/2021
Spare Tyre - Tyre Pressure
DCMS - Spare Tyre
£153,646 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 ....more
DCMS - Spare Tyre CRF Round second round
£32,525 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Spare Tyre Theatre Company
£34,650 26/06/2019
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A one year creative community outreach programme leading to a co-created production aimed at elderly carers and people living with dementia in South Asian communities.
DCMS - Spare Tyre
£150,870 01/04/2019
£1.6bn invested in the key arts and culture infrastrucure organisations in England for a 4 year period
The Baring Foundation - Grant to Spare Tyre
£5,000 19/03/2019
Research and writing a report on findings for dementia and the Asian diaspora in the UK.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Spare Tyre Theatre Company Limited
£15,500 27/11/2018
£15,500 over one year for continuation of The Garden, specifically targeting care homes that have a large proportion of residents from BAMER groups.
DCMS - Spare Tyre
£150,870 01/04/2018
Spare Tyre
DCMS - Spare Tyre
£37,718 01/04/2018
To support Spare Tyre
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000 03/11/2017
Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
London Catalyst - Spare Tyre - 3
£3,000 05/09/2017
‘Blue Skies’ works with women who’ve experienced violence, and are transitioning out of crisis. They develop creative skills, aiding exploration of self-image, personal aspiration and mental ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Spare Tyre Theatre Company
£3,900 14/07/2017
5
Spare Tyre is a leading participatory arts charity, with 40 years experience of producing bold and powerful theatre with voiceless communities. Funding was provided towards bringing their interactive ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Spare Tyre
£72,300 02/02/2017
ST40: sharing and celebrating the heritage of participatory arts
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Spare Tyre Theatre Company Limited
£46,500 28/01/2016
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£46,500 over 3 years (3 x £15,500) towards the ‘Once Upon a Time: Garden’ project.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Spare Tyre
£10,000 08/10/2015
Over the Road: Roehampton Heritage Project
London Catalyst - Spare Tyre - 2
£3,000 24/06/2015
Support for The Garden dementia project in care homes and community settings
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to SPARE TYRE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED
£8,440 23/07/2014
7
To put on two theatre performance created and performed by Express It. 20 weeks of workshops engaging 13 participants with mild to moderate learning disabilities.
Walcot Foundation - Spare Parts Internships
£20,018 04/03/2014
Spare Parts Internships
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Spare Tyre Theatre Co
£20,000 27/01/2012
the salary costs of the Stage Manager, the costs of the Workshop Leaders, the Designer and Lighting Designer's fees, the rehearsal room, venue hire, travel costs and publicity
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 29-48
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/05/1977, number: 273418
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/03/1977, number: 01301049
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR08: 118 days late,
Main office

ALBANY CENTRE & THEATRE
DOUGLAS WAY
LONDON
SE8 4AG

Objectives

(I) TO PROMOTE MAINTAIN IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA DANCE MIME SINGING AND MUSIC AND (II) IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF SUCH ARTS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH AGE OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase

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