Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 8

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 2

FOREST FORGE THEATRE COMPANY

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTIVE IS TO PRODUCE AND TOUR THEATRE PRODUCTIONS AND TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE PARTICIPATORY CREATIVE LEARNING PROGRAMME.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

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 has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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		£73	£154	£-81	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/22		£165	£181	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/21		£165	£144	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20		£138	£179	£-41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/19		£196	£234	£-38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	16
31/03/18	*	£151	£169	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£134	£133	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£275	£249	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£315	£402	£-87	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£349	£376	£-27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£395	£389	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£364	£359	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£382	£355	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£338	£366	£-29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£299	£303	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£319	£310	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£339	£345	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£347	£326	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£285	£285	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£326	£291	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 40 years

www.forestforgetheatre.co.uk

business@forestforgetheatre.co.uk

01425470188

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex, Wiltshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
50 volunteers

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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Forest Forge Theatre Company
£30,497	31/01/2022	This project will provide after school arts and performance sessions for children and young people from a settled gypsy and traveller community. Children and young people will improve their ....more This project will provide after school arts and performance sessions for children and young people from a settled gypsy and traveller community. Children and young people will improve their confidence and communication skills, and make new friends.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	02/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
DCMS - Forest Forge Theatre Company
£55,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Forest Forge Theatre Company
£29,988	30/07/2018 36	This project will provide drama workshops & group theatre work for children and young people from settled gypsy & traveller communities, resulting in increased confidence, communication ....more This project will provide drama workshops & group theatre work for children and young people from settled gypsy & traveller communities, resulting in increased confidence, communication skills and improved peer friendships.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Forest Forge Theatre Company
£20,000	30/06/2011	the costs of the Drama Facilitator, Assistant, SM and ASM including volunteer expenses, arts award costs, marketing, admin, material, venue hire and travel costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:

MRS MIRANDA NIALLA BENTINCK (Chair) Appointed: 2024

MS NICOLA DIANNE WILSON Appointed: 2017

GILL GOULD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Partner Carswell Gould Llp

MICHAEL WILSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Solicitor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/06/1984, number: 289644
Registered at Companies House on 30/01/1984, number: 01787316

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
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; AR18: 29 days late, AR17: 2 days late,

Main office

First Floor Pintail House
Duck Island Lane
Ringwood
Hampshire
BH24 3AA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICUARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OFEDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING, MUSIC AND LITERATURE AND TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFOR PROVIDED THAT ALL OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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