TOONSPEAK YOUNG PEOPLE'S THEATRE 

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
William Grant Foundation - General operating support 2023-2025
£30,000	05/06/2023	General operating support over two years for this young people's organisation in Glasgow, enabling 0-25 year olds to take part in a range of arts opportunities, with a focus on the performing arts. ....more General operating support over two years for this young people's organisation in Glasgow, enabling 0-25 year olds to take part in a range of arts opportunities, with a focus on the performing arts. Keywords: theatre, creativity, North Glasgow, Barmulloch, Townhead.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	17/06/2022	Toonspeak Young People's Theatre
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching Needs
£98,493	25/02/2021 35	This group will use the funding to support the development of disadvantaged children and young people through a three-tiered creative arts programme. The project will include outreach work to support ....more This group will use the funding to support the development of disadvantaged children and young people through a three-tiered creative arts programme. The project will include outreach work to support young people predominantly living in the North of Glasgow.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	25/09/2020	Toonspeak Young People's Theatre 2020-2023
Scottish Government - Toonspeak Young People's Theatre
£96,797	20/04/2020	Detailed description not provided.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Toonspeak Young Peoples Theatre
£25,005	19/11/2019 36	70 young people facing a range of challenges will access weekly theatre workshops in Townhead, Glasgow. They will be less isolated, more able to express themselves creatively and have improved mental ....more 70 young people facing a range of challenges will access weekly theatre workshops in Townhead, Glasgow. They will be less isolated, more able to express themselves creatively and have improved mental health.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Toonspeak Young People's Theatre
£3,686	15/11/2019	We want to provide free weekly theatre workshops for young people aged 8-18 in North East Glasgow.
William Grant Foundation - General operating support 2020-22
£110,000	14/11/2019 36	Unrestricted funding to support the ongoing work and future plans of the charity over three years. Keywords: youth, performing arts, theatre, community arts
Glasgow City Council - North West Youth Programme (Toonspeak)
£19,740	15/03/2019	Provision of a weekly arts & cultural activity programme for young people. The activities will explore 3 different art forms: Circus Skills, Urban Arts and Theatre in the Townhead area.
Glasgow City Council - Toonspeak Core Activities
£66,848	08/03/2019	The project will benefit people aged 11-25 living in the communities of the North East of Glasgow by using a drama and theatre programme to develop transferable skills, employability and encourage a ....more The project will benefit people aged 11-25 living in the communities of the North East of Glasgow by using a drama and theatre programme to develop transferable skills, employability and encourage a greater take up of further education as well as providing a fun and enjoyable experience.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Toonspeak Young People's Theatre Ltd.
£58,500	03/09/2018 36	Towards a Progression Programme for talented young people from disadvantaged areas including placements, mentoring and qualifications within the arts and creative industries.
Corra Foundation - HDA-18/381
£4,500	02/08/2018	Towards delivery of the SHINE programme for boys and young men who have mental health issues.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Toonspeak Young People's Theatre
£10,000	17/07/2018	purchase of lighting and stage equipment for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in Glasgow
Glasgow City Council - Toonspeak Core Activities
£66,848	08/06/2018	The project will benefit people aged 11-25 living in the communities of the North East of Glasgow by using a drama and theatre programme to develop transferable skills, employability and encourage a ....more The project will benefit people aged 11-25 living in the communities of the North East of Glasgow by using a drama and theatre programme to develop transferable skills, employability and encourage a greater take up of further education as well as providing a fun and enjoyable experience.
Glasgow City Council - North West Youth Programme (Toonspeak)
£19,740	07/06/2018	Provision of a weekly arts & cultural activity programme for young people. The activities will explore 3 different art forms: Circus Skills, Urban Arts and Theatre in the Townhead area.
National Lottery Community Fund - My Way
£118,800	28/11/2017 36	This group is a leader in creative youth empowerment, delivering a wide range of arts based activities to develop young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. The funding will be used for the My Way ....more This group is a leader in creative youth empowerment, delivering a wide range of arts based activities to develop young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. The funding will be used for the My Way programme which takes referrals from partner organisations working with highly vulnerable young people in North Glasgow. They will create a new Outreach and Partnership role, and increase current staff capacity to give young people better access to workshops, master-classes and performance opportunities.
Robertson Trust - The Salary Costs of the Artistic Director
£30,000	25/07/2017	The Salary Costs of the Artistic Director
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - Grant to Toonspeak Young People\'s Theatre
£6,000	27/06/2017 12	Silver Arts Awards (Production and Performance)
Corra Foundation - HDA-17/213
£3,500	08/06/2017	Towards delivery of an 18-week programme for BME women with mental health issues.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Toonspeak Young People's Theatre
£90,000	08/09/2016 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of a Development Manager and Programme Producer for a theatre project for disadvantaged and excluded young people in Glasgow
Comic Relief - SHINE - A Creative Lifecoaching Project for Socially Excluded and Vulnerable Young People
£113,756	30/09/2015 36	Toonspeak is an innovative young people’s theatre project recognised for creative work with socially excluded young people in Glasgow. In the area Toonspeak works, 52% of children live in poverty ....more Toonspeak is an innovative young people’s theatre project recognised for creative work with socially excluded young people in Glasgow. In the area Toonspeak works, 52% of children live in poverty and 28% are unemployed. Many young people have parents/grandparents in prison or who are drug/alcohol dependent. More than 1/3 of the young people Toonspeak works with have no qualifications compared to less than 10% of those from affluent areas.The grant will fund SHINE, a creative life coaching project which will use the arts to address this imbalance and to provide young people with social & practical skills which increase potential & employability.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Toonspeak Young People's Theatre
£45,000	13/06/2013 36	towards three years' salary of the Creative Learning Director at a theatre project for disadvantaged and excluded young people in Glasgow
National Lottery Community Fund - The SPIRE programme: Skills Possibilities Inspiration Resilience Employment
£170,380	09/11/2011 48	This Our Place project will benefit 762 young people aged 14 to 25 who live in the Royston area of Glasgow. The project will provide a range of activities including placement schemes managing arts ....more This Our Place project will benefit 762 young people aged 14 to 25 who live in the Royston area of Glasgow. The project will provide a range of activities including placement schemes managing arts events in the community, Arts Awards learning programmes, emotional literacy and creative skills training to enable young people to become young leaders in the community and to allow them to act as peer mentors.

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Directors (8)

Legal constitution

• Charity registered in Scotland on 11/12/1993, number: SC022150
• Registered at Companies House on 10/12/2003, number: SC260593

Filing Record

Main office

54 Quarrywood Road, Glasgow, G21 3ET

Objectives

The company's objects are: (1) To advance education through promotion of the arts particularly among young people in the North of Glasgow and environs ('the Operating Area'). (2) To promote training in skills, particularly in the field of the arts, among young people who are residents of the Operating Area. (2) To assist in the provision, in the interests of social welfare, of facilities in the Operating Area for recreation and other leisure time activities particularly for young people with a view to improving their conditions of life. (3) To promote, establish, operate, and/or support other projects and programmes of a charitable nature for the benefit of young people in the Operating Area.