BLUE ELEPHANT THEATRE LIMITED

Charity Number: 1077161
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Theatre in the community running education workshops for young people and a professional programme of work supporting new and emerging artists.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £146,233
Total expenditure: £135,330

Total income includes £29,528 from 4 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

4 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 Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Southwark

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 August 1999: Standard registration
  • 10 September 2021: Funds received from 1109901 REWRITE
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BLUE ELEPHANT THEATRE (Working name)
Company number:
03724349 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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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
CHRIS LAWRENCE Chair
SOUTHWARK THEATRES' EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
Received: On time
NATIONAL DRAMA
Received: On time
Derrick Aaron Oko Tawiah Trustee 08 September 2023
None on record
Maya Pindar Trustee 19 January 2020
None on record
Brian Alistair Beaton Trustee 11 March 2019
None on record
MATTHEW CRAIG Trustee 25 January 2012
None on record
PAUL LANGTON Trustee
None on record
MARTINE JEAN-BAPTISTE Trustee
SOUTHWARK THEATRES' EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
Received: On time

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 £228.64k £223.97k £275.51k £184.83k £146.23k
Total expenditure £186.30k £195.78k £241.13k £257.25k £135.33k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £23.16k £22.00k £33.92k £17.28k £29.53k

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 30 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 28 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 28 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 26 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 23 December 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 2ND MARCH 1999

Charitable objects

FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE ARTS AND IN FILM AND THEATRE BY WAY OF WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND PRODUCTIONS OF WORK AND IN SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
59a Bethwin Road
Camberwell
London
SE5 0XT
Phone:
02077010100
Email:
info@blueelephanttheatre.co.uk
Website:

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