Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +0
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

THE LITTLE THEATRE DONNINGTON SOCIETY 

Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society at present performing five annual shows. Shows include pantomimes, plays, musicals and concert style shows (operatic/musicals).
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • 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£31£30£0n/an/an/an/an/a78
31/03/22£23£31£-8n/an/an/an/an/a78
31/03/21£31£12£19n/an/an/an/an/a63
31/03/20£27£24£3n/an/an/an/an/a79
31/03/19£22£25£-3n/an/an/an/an/a68
31/03/18£28£28£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£23£21£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£18£12£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£14£9£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£12£12£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£10£11£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£10£15£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£10£10£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£14£12£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£11£11£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£11£8£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£10£7£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£7£8£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£12£10£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£10£9£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 37 years

www.thelittletheatredonnington.co.uk

thelittletheatredonnington@gmail.com

07971993802

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Telford & Wrekin,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 78 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Little Theatre Donnington
£3,484 29/11/2017
The Little Theatre is in need of complete refurbishment of the toilet facilities and disabled facilities used by our audiences and members.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

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

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/02/1987, number: 518484
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Little Theatre Donnington
Wellington Road
Donnington
Telford
TF2 8AW

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR IN MUSIC AND DRAMA.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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