HORSE AND BAMBOO THEATRE

Charity number: 292326
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The promotion of public education and the encouragement of the arts through the visual and performance arts. It achieves its charitable objectives through its principal activities. Horse + Bamboo exists to pursue excellence in visual theatre and related activities and to take innovative theatre to sections of the community who may not easily access it.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £322,794
Total expenditure: £325,948

Total income includes £233,095 from 4 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 February 1985: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • HORSE AND BAMBOO THEATRE (Working name)
  • LITTLE WORLD LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
01731859 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Alexandra McDonald Chair 25 November 2020
None on record
Amy Callaghan Trustee 01 April 2025
None on record
Oliver Bishop Trustee 01 April 2025
None on record
Elizabeth Margereson Trustee 01 April 2025
None on record
Joseph Oldfield Trustee 09 February 2024
None on record
Victoria Foulds Trustee 25 May 2023
None on record
Peter James Latham Trustee 25 November 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £209.39k £232.27k £225.58k £362.93k £322.79k
Total expenditure £224.84k £175.55k £222.29k £298.82k £325.95k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A £7.20k N/A N/A
Income from government grants £2.00k £39.26k £22.50k £26.95k £233.10k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023

(These accounts
have been qualified)

29 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 26 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022

(These accounts
have been qualified)

26 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 20 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 20 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 27 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 27 November 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/05/1983 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/07/2013 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 23/10/2013 as amended on 13 Feb 2025 as amended on 13 Feb 2025 as amended on 13 Feb 2025

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION, THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF PUPPETRY, PRINTMAKING, PAINTING, SCULPTURE, MIME, DANCE, SINGING, MUSIC AND CERAMICS AND TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFOR PROVIDED THAT ALL OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
679 Bacup Road
Waterfoot
ROSSENDALE
BB4 7HB
Phone:
01706220241
Email:
info@horseandbamboo.org
Website:

www.horseandbamboo.org Open in new window