Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 4
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

WORTHING THEATRES & MUSEUM

Worthing Theatres and Museum promotes arts and heritage, cultural events, the advancement of education and social inclusion in Worthing . The four venues we run are the Connaught Theatre and Studio, Pavilion Theatre, Assembly Hall and Worthing Museum and Art Gallery.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£5,131£5,122£9£888£1,292£1,2352.96982
31/03/23£4,729£4,943£-214£848£1,283£1,2743.167104
31/03/22£4,346£4,003£343£1,165£469£4621.45129
31/03/21£2,829£2,419£410£550£46£400.24228
31/03/20£2,380£2,565£-185£488£35£280.16660
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 20.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 17.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 63%
Liabilities/Income: 43%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 2.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 5 years

https://www.wtm.uk

theatres@wtm.uk

01903947500

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Art galleries and exhibitions
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
£98,000 22/10/2021
To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/14 persons

  • ANDREAS SPARSIS Appointed: 2023
  • CEPTA KELLY Appointed: 2019
  • HELEN PERSSON SWAIN Appointed: 2020
  • JAMES PETER TURNBULL Appointed: 2024
  • JANE SYLVIA LODGE Appointed: 2024
  • LOUISE BURGESS Appointed: 2019
  • LYDIA CASSIDY Appointed: 2023
  • MAXINE LOUISA STODDART Appointed: 2024
  • MICHAEL DESMOND PAILTHORPE Appointed: 2024
  • NEIL WOOD Appointed: 2024
  • OLUWAYEMISI MOKUOLU Appointed: 2023
  • REBECCA LOUISE WAKEFORD Appointed: 2024
  • SCOTT BRADLEY MARSHALL (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • SIMON KENNETH PARSONAGE Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/09/2019, number: 1185189
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • 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
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

CONNAUGHT THEATRE
UNION PLACE
WORTHING
BN11 1LG

Objectives

1. THE PROMOTION OF ARTS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROMOTING AND FACILITATING ACCESS TO PERFORMANCES OF THEATRE AND DRAMATIC ARTS, AND OTHER CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN RELATION TO THEATRE, DRAMATIC ARTS AND THE PRESERVATION OF IMPORTANT HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF DECORATIVE ARTS AND CLOTHING WITHIN A MUSEUM.3. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION THROUGH THEATRE AND DRAMATIC ARTS, AND OTHER CULTURAL ACTIVITIES BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS:UNEMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATION OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT.4. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND CULTURAL EVENTS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND TO ADVANCE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH ARTS AND CULTURE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION BY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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