Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 5

M6 THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED

To broaden the education of children and young adults by producing educational plays which deal with a variety of social and cultural issues.

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 well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 47 years

www.m6theatre.co.uk

admin@m6theatre.co.uk

01706355898

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		£487	£571	£-83	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/22		£576	£552	£24	£0	£496	£387	8.4	9	1
31/03/21		£489	£460	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/20		£658	£484	£174	£0	£443	£237	5.9	9	9
31/03/19	*	£571	£511	£60	£0	£269	£239	5.6	9	11
31/03/18		£504	£531	£-27	£0	£209	£197	4.4	9	0
31/03/17		£467	£432	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£438	£388	£49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£379	£409	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£415	£404	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£423	£405	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£338	£386	£-48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£393	£354	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£330	£318	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£366	£360	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£389	£373	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£358	£320	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£283	£303	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£295	£342	£-47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£429	£446	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Bath And North East Somerset, Birmingham City, Cumbria, Lancashire, Manchester City, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford City, Scotland, Throughout London, Trafford,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
1 volunteer

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
Tudor Trust - Grant to M6 Theatre Company
£2,000	22/01/2021	as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
BBC Children in Need - Grant to M6 Theatre Company
£45,198	18/12/2020	This project will deliver a weekly youth theatre group to disabled children and young people living in Rochdale. As a result, friendship circles will increase and transferable skills and confidence ....more This project will deliver a weekly youth theatre group to disabled children and young people living in Rochdale. As a result, friendship circles will increase and transferable skills and confidence will improve.
Tudor Trust - Grant to M6 Theatre Company
£30,000	27/03/2019 24	over two years as continuation funding for the participatory programme at a youth theatre in Rochdale
Co-Operative Group - Grant to M6 THEATRE COMPANY
£5,571	19/11/2018	We want to provide free theatre performances and accompanying storybooks for local disadvantaged children and their families to enjoy.
DCMS - M6 AIMING HIGH
£185,000	01/04/2018	M6 AIMING HIGH
BBC Children in Need - Grant to M6 Theatre Company
£38,731	17/10/2017 36	Act To Shine is a youth theatre project for disabled young people in Rochdale. They will increase communication skills, improve well being and increase confidence, self esteem and independence for ....more Act To Shine is a youth theatre project for disabled young people in Rochdale. They will increase communication skills, improve well being and increase confidence, self esteem and independence for their participants.
Tudor Trust - Grant to M6 Theatre Company
£45,000	20/08/2015 36	over three years towards a participatory programme at a youth theatre company working with young people in Rochdale and the surrounding area
National Lottery Community Fund - Act Now!
£223,046	12/01/2011 36	This project in Rochdale provides creative arts based workshops and events for disengaged young people. Activities take place at the theatre and at a range of outreach community settings. The project ....more This project in Rochdale provides creative arts based workshops and events for disengaged young people. Activities take place at the theatre and at a range of outreach community settings. The project will tackle the discrimination and negative perceptions faced by marginalised groups of young people and it will focus on areas of multiple deprivation. It will provide a safe and exciting theatre environment where everyone can flourish irrespective of ability or background which helps to build self-confidence.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 30-75

ANGELA JACKSON Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Retired

FIONA FOGARTY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Teacher

LAURA COLUCCIO Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Strategic Hr Manager

NASRINE AKHTAR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: N/A

NIGEL GLOUDON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeship: MANCHESTER VICTORIA BATHS TRUST,

RACHEL LOUISE MCBRIDE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Theatre Maker And Access Support Worker

ROBIN JOSEPH LYONS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Climate Communicator

SIMON JAMES WHITEHEAD (Chair) Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Solicitor

SIMON JOHN DE COUCEY Appointed: 2020

STEPH MAXWELL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Senior Business Development

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/09/1977, number: 274198
Registered at Companies House on 13/07/1977, number: 01321359

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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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; AR19: 33 days late,

Main office

M6 Theatre Co
Hamer Community Primary School
Albert Royds Street
Rochdale
OL16 2SU

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF PARTICIPATION IN THEATRE AND THE ARTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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