Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 5

Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 17

CUMBERNAULD THEATRE TRUST LTD

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Established: 32 years
(45 years as a company)

www.cumbernauldtheatre.co.uk

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Charitable activities	£730,721	£743,966	£668,838	£4,983		£472,191
Donations & Legacies	£1,838	£1,768	£1,185	£734,249		£795,920
Other Income				£65,095
Investment Income	£124	£195	£228	£161		£625
Total income	£732,683	£745,929	£670,251	£804,488	£983,125	£1,268,736
Charitable activities spending	£710,009	£734,497	£731,662	£347,723		£1,253,415
Fundraising costs		3%	6%			0%
Other spending	£12,006
Total spending	£722,015	£759,010	£774,152	£347,723	£726,244	£1,254,665
Surplus/deficit	£10,668	-£13,081	-£103,901	£456,765	£256,881	£14,071

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Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Where it operates

More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: North Lanarkshire

Who it helps

Children or young people
No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Other charities or voluntary bodies

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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£206,821
Robertson Trust	£61,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,828

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - WCF award - COVID19 response
£186,821	12/02/2021	Weston Culture Fund
National Lottery Community Fund - Creative Community Engagement
£9,828	27/08/2020 12	This grant will fund a creative community consultation and engagement project to identify priorities and shape activities and services within the new Cumbernauld Theatre arts facility.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	06/12/2019	Cumbernauld Theatre's New Arts Centre
Robertson Trust - The fit out and equipment costs of Cumbernauld Performing Arts Centre
£61,000	11/06/2019	The fit out and equipment costs of Cumbernauld Performing Arts Centre

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (8)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 34-69

CALDWELL, Alan Alexander
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Civil Servant

DUTHIE, Gregor Ian
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Legal Director

EDGCUMBE, Edward Jacek
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Artistic Planning Director

HENDERSON, Claire
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Theatre Maker And Lecturer

MACKENZIE, Iain Francis
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Retired Senior Social Worker

MCDOUGALL, Karen
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Hr Consultant

MOORE, Karen
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Executive Coach And Consultant

SMITH, Adam Gordon Alexander
Appointed: 2016
Occupation: Public + Commercial Services Union Senior Officer

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 01/01/1992, number: SC005050
Registered at Companies House on 01/12/1978, number: SC066490

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Cumbernauld Theatre Trust, Lanternhouse, South Kildrum Ring Road, Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, G67 2UF

Objectives

a) To develop the conditions and skills for culture to thrive in Cumbernauld, to nurture, produce and present all forms of performing and visual arts, film and media arts, moving image visual arts, live arts streaming and recognised arts genres with critical content, exhibitions and such other similar events for the appreciation and enrichment of the communities of Cumbernauld and North Lanarkshire and visitors to the area. (b) To work with our creative community to deliver artistic activities that promote artistic skills acquisition, creative confidence, creative participation and belonging and which in the long term, empowers our community through creativity. (c) To advocate and support arts programming, arts creative learning and community engagement in partnership with public bodies, other charities and community organisations who use art to support policy areas for health and wellbeing through art therapy, education, reducing inequality, encouraging diversity and realising an environmentally sustainable future. (d) To produce and present a performing arts programme that celebrates cultural excellence, the innovative, critically challenging, the original, ever-changing and dynamic forms of Scottish Culture. (e) To engage with our local community on our arts program decision making in an open and inclusive way to ensure that it reflects and meets the needs of our community.

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