Overall GiG Score: 6 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2

REAL TIME VIDEO LIMITED 

The principle activity for year under review was that of providing and promoting the development of social and creative skills through the use of video and other media. Real Time targeted its work at socially excluded groups, economically deprived areas and at-risk groups. Real Time supported young people and people with disabilities in producing films .
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

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 was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 34 years

www.real-time.org.uk

info@real-time.org.uk

07769700310

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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£74£87£-12n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/22*£84£68£16n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/21£70£57£13n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/20£75£64£11n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/19£98£83£15n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/18*£92£84£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£62£69£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£52£54£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£37£57£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£110£95£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£93£76£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£40£65£-25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£80£97£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£108£129£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£132£124£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£118£106£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£71£97£-26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£134£126£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£98£132£-34£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£167£133£34£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Who works here?
  • 15 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Throughout England And Wales,

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
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Wallingford Community Podcast Radio Project
£4,905 13/07/2022
Community Radio has a global reputation as an effective tool for fostering social action and building agency. Wallingford Radio has grown from a small internet-based outfit, to one holding a ....more
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Bunk Fest Youth Media Project
£3,780 08/05/2017
12
BunkFest Young Persons Media Project will provide up to 40 young people with the chance to contribute to a major local event.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-66
  • JAMES PYLE Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Youth Worker
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/07/1990, number: 803648
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/05/1990, number: 02506235
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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; AR22: 6 days late, AR18: 2 days late, AR17: 9 days late, AR13: 63 days late, AR11: 176 days late, AR07: 251 days late, AR06: 16 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 27 days late,
Main office

REAL TIME VIDEO LIMITED
THE MEDIA CENTRE
21 SOUTH ST ARTS CENTRE
READING
RG1 4QU

Objectives

THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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