Overall GiG Score: 17 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 7
Support Score: 7
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7

EASTERN ANGLES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED 

Touring theatre company established in 1982, bringing high-quality productions of new writing to mainly rural towns and villages in the East of England. Also schools tours and workshops, site-specific performances and occasional national tours, including performances in London and at the Edinburgh Festival.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are 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:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
Established: 37 years
(39 years as a company)

www.easternangles.co.uk

admin@easternangles.co.uk

01473218202

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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£607£568£38£30£475£4559.61540
31/03/22£852£846£6£27£436£4236965
31/03/21*£481£387£94n/an/an/an/an/a65
31/03/20*£660£694£-34£10£337£3375.81170
31/03/19£679£673£5£15£371£33961183
31/03/18£652£655£-2£14£365£3235.9100
31/03/17£725£716£8£30£368£3065.1110
31/03/16£798£681£117£17£359£2895.1110
31/03/15£702£695£6£55£188£1302.2120
31/03/14£724£694£30£53£181£1572.7140
31/03/13£723£676£47£60£151£1492.7110
31/03/12*£559£562£-4£46£104£1022.2110
31/03/11*£599£616£-16£43£108£1062.1130
31/03/10£536£520£16£15£125£1232.8150
31/03/09£552£539£13£120£108£1062.4150
31/03/08£535£517£18£119£95£932.2150
31/03/07£504£513£-8£117£77£761.880
31/03/06£516£505£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£458£455£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£502£499£4£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 31%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 9.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 1.8
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 15 employees
  • 40 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk, Peterborough City, Suffolk,

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
National Lottery Heritage Fund£63,309
DCMS£35,900
Esmee Fairbairn£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Eastern Angles Theatre co. ltd
£53,309 20/01/2023
Medieval Miracles
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Eastern Angles
£10,000 31/07/2020
COVID19 Eastern Angles
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Eastern Angles Theatre Company Ltd
£10,000 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
DCMS - Eastern Angles CRF-mk 2
£35,900 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Eastern Angles Theatre Company Ltd
£60,000 02/10/2017
36
Towards an artistic associate post to devise and deliver a programme to engage diverse audiences and participants in Peterborough.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Eastern Angles
£41,000 28/03/2017
Delivered by Freemans – A community play for Peterborough
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Eastern Angles Theatre Company Ltd
£40,000 05/05/2015
24
Towards the role of an artistic associate to develop new work in Peterborough.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 27-73
  • ALISON STEWART (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Head Of Library Services
  • JAYNE EMMA AUSTIN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Museum Development And Partnership Manager
  • LAURA LOCKE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Senior Lecturer
  • MELISSA AVELINO Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Marketing And Membership Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/10/1986, number: 295093
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/04/1984, number: 01810563
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Investment
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR21: 1 days late, AR20: 5 days late, AR12: 13 days late, AR11: 66 days late,
Main office

EASTERN ANGLES THEATRE CO
SIR JOHN MILLS THEATRE
GATACRE ROAD
IPSWICH
IP1 2LQ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC, LITERATURE AND POETRY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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