Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Overall weighted support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

    ABBEY THEATRE CLUB

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 30/06/18 30/06/19 30/06/20 30/06/21 30/06/22 30/06/23
    Total income £29,873 £34,692 £21,119 £18,250 £13,263 £18,305
    Total spending £28,262 £32,962 £24,877 £8,104 £19,846 £23,633
    Surplus/deficit £1,611 £1,730 -£3,758 £10,146 -£6,583 -£5,328
    Established: 42 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Performing and visual arts
    Purposes
    • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
    Where it operates
    • Angus
    Who it helps
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following 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 Abbey theatre club.
    £3,049 15/11/2019
    We want to meet building maintenance costs, including roof repairs and heating upgrades in our theatre.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Abbey Theatre Club
    £4,202 19/11/2018
    We rely on donations from whatever sources we can find in order to perform various shows to the general public.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 28/02/1983, number: SC018057
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Abbey Theatre, Abbot Street, Arbroath, DD11 1HH

    Objectives

    The Objects of the Club shall be to advance the education of the public in the Art of Theatre by the presentation of public performance and other related activities and in furtherance thereof. (a)To maintain an active membership engaged in the preparation and public presentation of stage productions, such productivity to embrace the study of stagecraft in all its aspects including acting, production, speech, make-up, scenic design, construction and painting, stage lighting and stage costuming. (b)To operate and maintain the Abbey Theatre in Abbot Street, Arbroath,for the public presentation of plays and other entertainment. (c)To foster local interest in the Arts by providing in the Theatre a Focus for the of Art Exhibitions, Musical Recitals, Film Exhibitions, rehearsed Play-readings, lectures on the Arts and other events designed to uphold public appreciation of the Arts.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving

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