Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 9

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 13

TRESTLE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED

Trestle is a mask and physical theatre company: our mission is to inspire creativity through participation and dialogue and we do this by approaching opportunities with an open mind, playful approach and our ever surprising and engaging masks. Trestle operates Trestle Arts Base as a centre of creative opportunity for diverse communities and delivers education programmes in the UK and abroad.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been 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		£372	£405	£-33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/22		£336	£388	£-53	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£279	£337	£-59	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20		£349	£429	£-80	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/03/19		£337	£427	£-90	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/18		£344	£452	£-107	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£343	£416	£-73	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£338	£409	£-72	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£297	£380	£-83	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£345	£450	£-105	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£323	£463	£-140	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£584	£592	£-7	£6	£970	£171	3.5	11	0
31/03/11	*	£544	£658	£-114	£5	£977	£99	1.8	14	0
31/03/10		£551	£767	£-216	£7	£1,091	£132	2.1	18	0
31/03/09	*	£610	£766	£-156	£6	£1,308	£266	4.2	15	0
31/03/08		£601	£696	£-95	£6	£1,464	£329	5.7	14	0
31/03/07		£690	£714	£-24	£11	£1,559	£337	5.7	14	0
31/03/06		£630	£719	£-89	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£690	£684	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£670	£637	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 38 years

www.trestle.org.uk

admin@trestle.org.uk

01727850950

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
8 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£153,050
DCMS	£99,408
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000
Hertfordshire Community Foundation	£9,914
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	£9,900

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Trestle Arts Base
£3,500	20/01/2023	The funding will be used to replace the roof at the arts facility The project aims to improve the space and support engagement in arts and creative activities
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Exploring Language Acquisition through Drama and Storytelling practice
£7,550	18/01/2023	Trestle Theatre Company is partnering with 8 primary schools in Luton and Stevenage, Royal Opera House Bridge and the University of Hertfordshire to explore how drama- and storytelling-based teaching ....more Trestle Theatre Company is partnering with 8 primary schools in Luton and Stevenage, Royal Opera House Bridge and the University of Hertfordshire to explore how drama- and storytelling-based teaching approaches can support students' speech, language and communication needs.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Exploring Language Acquisition through Drama and Storytelling practice
£145,500	14/03/2022	Trestle Theatre Company is partnering with 8 primary schools in Luton and Stevenage, Royal Opera House Bridge and the University of Hertfordshire to explore how drama- and storytelling-based teaching ....more Trestle Theatre Company is partnering with 8 primary schools in Luton and Stevenage, Royal Opera House Bridge and the University of Hertfordshire to explore how drama- and storytelling-based teaching approaches can support students' speech, language and communication needs.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Wellbeing drama project to help young people suffering from anxiety, depression and other mental health issues
£9,900	10/09/2021	Drama project using the theatres masks and drama to help young people suffering from anxiety, depression and other mental health issues
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	16/07/2021	Trestle Theatre Covid Recovery
DCMS - Trestle Theatre Covid 19 Recovery
£64,908	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Trestle Theatre Covid 19 Recovery Continued
£34,500	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Grant to Trestle Theatre Company
£5,000	11/12/2019	Grant to Trestle Theatre Company
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - M-ask St Albans
£4,914	25/10/2019	Grant to Trestle Theatre Company
National Lottery Community Fund - Sing Out & Act Up Inclusive Groups
£9,240	17/08/2018 12	The organisation will use the funding to run more drama and choir sessions for people with disabilities and their carers in order to improve wellbeing.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Trestle Theatre Company
£44,500	23/09/2015	Herts Hidden Heroines: Female Warriors, Leaders and Pioneers from Boudicca to the present day

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 22-59

AMLET CASHAIN DAVID Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Operations Director

ANDREW CHALONER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Banker

CLAIRE GODDEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Unemployed

KATHRYN ANNE ROGERS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Artistic Director

MARIA LYNETTE CULLIMORE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Producer

OLIVIA TETLOW Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Student

SAMANTHA SARAH LANE HALLAM (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Artistic Director

SARAH JANE PEPPER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Unemployed

TOM STEPHEN WILLIAM WATKINS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: East Region Lead

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/12/1985, number: 293201
Registered at Companies House on 21/11/1985, number: 01962946

Gift Aid

NOT 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; AR12: 16 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR09: 4 days late,

Main office

TRESTLE THEATRE CO LTD
Trestle Arts Base
Russet Drive
ST. ALBANS
AL4 0JQ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE MAINTAIN IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA BALLET MUSIC SINING LITERATURE SCULPTURE AND PAINTING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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