Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 10

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 18

MOUNTVIEW ACADEMY OF THEATRE ARTS LIMITED

To promote and assist in the advancement of education in theatrical art, drama, speech training, public singing, dancing, elocution and other accomplishments and acquirements as may be thought necessary. In particular by the establishment and maintenance of schools or institutes or otherwise, studios, practice rooms and exhibition rooms.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 47 years
(52 years as a company)

www.mountview.org.uk

enquiries@mountview.org.uk

02088812201

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/08/22	*	£7,874	£9,618	£-1,744	£113	£1,070	£874	1.1	209
31/08/21		£7,249	£9,290	£-2,041	£107	£2,630	£2,339	3	200
31/08/20		£6,919	£7,792	£-873	£107	£4,592	£4,294	6.6	191
31/08/19		£8,527	£8,378	£149	£141	£5,368	£5,058	7.2	148
31/08/18		£6,986	£6,765	£221	£105	£5,052	£4,747	8.4	138
31/08/17		£8,464	£5,891	£2,573	£112	£4,676	£4,368	8.9	132
31/08/16		£5,413	£5,558	£-146	£34	£1,964	£1,660	3.6	121
31/08/15		£5,268	£5,250	£18	£107	£1,984	£1,659	3.8	127
31/08/14		£5,289	£5,322	£-33	£660	£1,892	£1,602	3.6	120
31/08/13		£4,747	£4,672	£75	£180	£1,925	£1,600	4.1	114
31/08/12		£4,524	£4,658	£-133	£228	£1,850	£1,544	4	115
31/08/11		£4,447	£4,677	£-230	£199	£1,983	£1,666	4.3	109
31/08/10		£4,192	£4,310	£-118	£1,115	£1,900	£1,882	5.2	106
31/08/09		£4,348	£4,335	£12	£1,076	£2,018	£2,001	5.5	110
31/08/08		£4,024	£4,090	£-66	£984	£2,006	£1,983	5.8	107
31/08/07		£3,756	£3,875	£-119	£961	£2,072	£2,039	6.3	103
31/08/06		£3,627	£3,954	£-328	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/05	*	£3,238	£3,473	£-235	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/04	*	£3,069	£3,254	£-185	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 97%
Liabilities/Income: 453%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 82%
Reserves/Spending: 1.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Southwark,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

209 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Greater London Authority	£150,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£100,000
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation	£59,990
The Foyle Foundation	£58,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£58,000	18/09/2023	towards strategic and discrete investment into commercial hires department, to leverage significantly increased income and safeguard Mountview's long-term future
Greater London Authority - Grant to Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
£150,000	28/07/2022	To develop an effective strategy for the development of the Peckham Business Forum with the business on Rye Lane through engaging with underrepresented business groups and providing business support ....more To develop an effective strategy for the development of the Peckham Business Forum with the business on Rye Lane through engaging with underrepresented business groups and providing business support and mentoring to build capacity of the network, enhancing skills and confidence, and developing a charter and action plan for businesses to identify and tackle their priority issues, bringing businesses together to beat crime, violence and ASB and the negative impact on the profitability of business and environment of the high street.
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - Scholarship to Mountview
£29,990	01/09/2021	3 year BA (Hons) Performance (Musical Theatre Option)
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - Grant to Mountview
£30,000	05/07/2021	André Ptaszynski Producer Post
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£100,000	22/05/2019	Theatre Fit-Out
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
£30,000	01/04/2019	High Street Challenge round 7 grant from the Chief Executive department for Peckham is Open
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - Scholarship to Mountview
£14,125	01/09/2018 36	3 year BA (Hons) Performance (Musical Theatre Option)
Greater London Authority - Grant to Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts Limited
£848,543	01/04/2018	The project will create a permanent year-round cultural resource for artists, young people, the local community and the theatre industry in the Peckham Town Centre
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£300,000	11/10/2017	Mountview: A New Home in Peckham
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - Scholarship to Mountview
£41,725	01/09/2016 36	3 year BA (Hons) Performance (Musical Theatre Option)

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How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 26-75

SHADEE RAKIA YAGHOUBI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Actor

TALI PELMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Producer

AMY TRIGG Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Actor & Writer

ELIZABETH HOLDEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lawyer

HELEN ENRIGHT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Operating Officer / Ceo

IAIN BARBOUR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

JENNIFER DUCK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant

PORTIA MWANGANGYE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Marketing Lead And Local Councillor

TIMOTHY JONES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

CLAIRE MERA-NELSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Civil Servant, Other trusteeship: THE SIR RICHARD STAPLEY EDUCATIONAL TRUST,

DAME ROSEMARY SQUIRE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: THE SPHINX THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED,

TIMOTHY SHEADER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Theatre Director And Ceo, Other trusteeships: SCARBOROUGH THEATRE TRUST LIMITED, DONMAR WAREHOUSE PROJECTS LIMITED,

JOHN LLOYD REISS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Management Consultant, Other trusteeship: FINDING RHYTHMS,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/08/1977, number: 274166
Registered at Companies House on 04/08/1971, number: 01019858

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR22: 13 days late, AR05: 361 days late, AR04: 94 days late,

Main office

Mountview
120 Peckham Hill Street
LONDON
SE15 5JT

Objectives

TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THEATRICAL ART, DRAMA, SPEECH TRAINING, PUBLIC SINGING, DANCING, ELOCUTION AND OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACQUIREMENTS AS MAY BE THOUGHT NECESSARY, IN PARTICULAR BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOLS OR INSTITUTES OR OTHERWISE, STUDIOS, PRACTICE ROOMS AND EXHIBITION ROOMS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF HARINGEY AND ELSEWHERE

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