Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 10

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

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 16

TALAWA THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED

Talawa's objectives during the year continued to be the promotion and advancement of culturally specific educational plays and drama. These included workshops and educational projects.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Established: 37 years

www.talawa.com

hq@talawa.com

02072516644

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£735	£722	£13	£0	£456	£331	5.5	9	0
31/03/22		£728	£714	£14	£0	£443	£408	6.9	12	0
31/03/21		£533	£460	£73	£0	£429	£414	10.8	11	0
31/03/20		£609	£592	£16	£0	£356	£225	4.6	9	0
31/03/19		£618	£541	£77	£0	£340	£224	5	9	1
31/03/18		£623	£566	£58	£0	£263	£135	2.9	7	0
31/03/17		£642	£601	£41	£0	£205	£131	2.6	8	0
31/03/16		£521	£522	£-1	£0	£164	£164	3.8	6	0
31/03/15		£625	£630	£-5	£10	£165	£165	3.1	3	0
31/03/14		£542	£635	£-94	£11	£170	£170	3.2	3	0
31/03/13		£449	£485	£-36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£532	£575	£-43	£11	£300	£239	5	2	0
31/03/11		£603	£497	£107	£13	£343	£255	6.2	5	0
31/03/10		£482	£420	£62	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£680	£662	£18	£42	£175	£116	2.1	10	0
31/03/08		£602	£730	£-128	£21	£157	£154	2.5	8	0
31/03/07		£428	£389	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£643	£611	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£504	£412	£92	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£674	£593	£80	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 22%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 73%
Reserves/Spending: 5.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 7.8

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

9 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Early years theatre programme
£275,000	02/10/2023	Talawa is a Black British theatre company that champions Black excellence in theatre. This grant will support Talawa’s new Early Years programme addressing a significant gap in provisions for ....more Talawa is a Black British theatre company that champions Black excellence in theatre. This grant will support Talawa’s new Early Years programme addressing a significant gap in provisions for quality, accessible and affordable theatre for babies aged 6-18 months. Funding will support staffing, artist/facilitator fees, early years training for artists, alongside the development of, and subsequent tour, of a new co-created show for babies, as part of a wider early years program. This programme will be delivered in partnership with children’s theatre experts Unicorn Theatre.
DCMS - Investment Funds
£20,000	21/12/2021	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. Between 2018 and 2022, we will invest £1.45 billion of public money from government to help deliver this vision.
DCMS - Run It Back
£85,971	01/04/2020	The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in ....more The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Talawa Theatre Company
£50,000	13/09/2018	£50,000 to allow Talawa to undertake a comprehensive feasibility study and organisational development plan with a view to acquiring its own building in London.
John Ellerman Foundation - Core costs of commissioning and national tour programme
£75,000	25/05/2017 36	Towards the core costs of an innovative commissioning and script development scheme for Black writers
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Talawa Theatre Company Limited
£150,000	11/05/2016 36	Towards MAKE, an artist development programme for emerging black theatre makers.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 24-60

CHANTE FRAZER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Young Trustee

DAVINIA TOMLINSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Entrepreneur

DIOGO ALEXANDRE DOS SANTOS VARELA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Actor

ELAINE ROSE BANTON (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Barrister

IROGWEHI NIEROS OYEGUN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Finance Director

JAMES DACRE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Artistic Director

KEHRYSE VANESSA JOHNSON-FRASER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Communications Manager

NAOMI DANQUAH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Organisational Strategy & Planning

OLIVIER PIERRE-NOEL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Theatre Finance

PHILIP RAYMOND TURNER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Cultural Policy And Business Consultant

SHANIQUA MARIE BENJAMIN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Freelance Poet

SHONAGH ALICE REID Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/02/1987, number: 327362
Registered at Companies House on 02/04/1986, number: 02005971

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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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; AR04: 6 days late,

Main office

FAIRFIELD HALLS
PARK LANE
CROYDON
CR9 1DG

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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