Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 11
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

PACE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
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 £503,025 £539,401 £542,318 £345,627 £691,705
Donations & Legacies £2,891 £1,775 £564 £18,671 £23,026
Other Income £34,102 £39,272 £24,974 £72,399 £17,134
Investment Income £5
Total income £566,836 £601,050 £598,499 £439,850 £511,605 £761,861
Charitable activities spending £472,325 £534,708 £592,174 £394,479 £720,895
Fundraising costs 6% 3% 3% 2% 3% 3%
Other spending £9,554 £3,522 £8,811 £22,242
Total spending £512,083 £553,320 £610,040 £409,704 £509,562 £762,587
Surplus/deficit £54,753 £47,730 -£11,541 £30,146 £2,043 -£726
Established: 31 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Renfrewshire
Who it helps
  • Children or young people

Who supports 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£200,000
The Foyle Foundation£150,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£100,000
Scottish Government£76,722
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£150,000 10/07/2023
towards capital funding for Exchange Young People's Theatre (Phase 2b)
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to PACE Theatre Company Ltd
£100,000 27/09/2022
renovation of building for a charity supporting disadvantaged young people in Scotland
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£200,000 05/08/2022
Exchange Young People's Theatre
CAF - Grant to PACE Theatre Company
£5,000 22/06/2020
3
Grant to PACE Theatre Company to support the organisation through COVID19
Scottish Government - PACE Theatre Company Limited
£23,100 16/06/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - PACE Theatre Company
£53,622 02/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to PACE Theatre Company
£6,900 27/03/2017
Remembering! An Interactive Drama Project for Primary Pupils exploring and remembering WW1
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (3)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 37-74
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 02/11/1993, number: SC020060
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/06/1992, number: SC138628
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR20: 14 days late,
Main office

, PA1 2DA

Objectives

The objects for which the Company is established are the establishment in Strathclyde in Scotland and the management in Scotland and elsewhere of a theafre for the purpose of public education by the promotion of artvand for these principal purpose. (a) To organise. promote. present. provide and manage performances productions, recitals. exhibitions. concerts, lectures. demonstrations, publications and competitions of drama. music. opera. ballet. poetry. literature .. films. painting drawing and sculpture or other similar or related fine. graphic. folk or useful arts, all as conducive to the improvement and advancement of education in suitable theatres, halls. stadia or other premises and places in Scotland or elsewhere or in films. radio and television broadcasts or recordings or to assist in any of these. (b) To enter into all necessary agreements and arrangements in respect of copywright licences or performing rights for the purpose of the Company's productions or presentation.. (c) To purchase take on lease or otherwise acquire theatres. cinemas. concert halls. studios and all other premises and places and places suitable for the Company's productions or presentations and to enter into all necessary agreements and arrangements for this purpose d) To enter into agreements with performers, artists, poets, writers, actors, , dramatists, directors, managers, designers, composers, singers, musicians, technicians, producers and all other persons, firms, agents, institutions. societies and companies, public and local authorities. whose services are necessary or desirable for the carrying out of the objects of the Company.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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