THE COMEDY SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity number: 1120951
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charity through the medium of comedy provides funds and facilities, for producing sketches in schools mainly in the Greater London area, highlighting the dangers and illegality of carrying knives, and for training in social, life and communication skills in mental health institutions, prisons,and gangland, and for carrying out the objects of the Trust Deed.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2023

Total income: £13,648
Total expenditure: £966

People

6 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Essex
  • Kent
  • North Yorkshire
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 September 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mr D Babu OBE Trustee 17 June 2014
QUENTIN BLAKE CENTRE FOR ILLUSTRATION
Received: On time
ARTICHOKE TRUST
Received: On time
Mr K A Chapman Trustee 17 June 2014
None on record
Dr P R Randall MBE Trustee 17 June 2014
None on record
MS J JACOB Trustee 17 June 2014
None on record
MS A F NOAKES Trustee
None on record
MR N R MULLARKEY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2019 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023
Total gross income £41.46k £16.98k £9.62k £12.85k £13.65k
Total expenditure £39.41k £16.33k £12.71k £12.78k £966
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 July 2023 31 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 July 2022 11 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 July 2021 06 June 2022 6 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 July 2020 28 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 July 2019 21 May 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2019 21 May 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 31 JULY 2006.

Charitable objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED, SOCIALLY EXCLUDED OR AT RISK OF EXCLUSION OR WHO HAVE OFFENDED OR ARE AT RISK OF OFFENDING BY USING COMEDY AS A TOOL TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN SOCIAL AND LIFE SKILLS AND RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP AND BY ESTABLISHING A MENTORING PROGRAMME TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT SO AS TO ASSIST IN THEIR REHABILITATION AND SETTLEMENT IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
14-15 GLOUCESTER GATE
LONDON
NW1 4HG
Phone:
02074861844
Email:
email@thecomedyschool.org
Website:

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