MORTAL FOOLS

Charity Number: 1153400
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

1. Using arts-based techniques to provide professional training and personal development activities 2. Running an ensemble youth theatre company for young people between 8 & 19 3. Running drama and theatre-making activities in schools 4. Offering workshops to educate children & adults in life skills and technical theatre skills 5. Performing plays for the general public

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£592,789

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Donations and legacies £31.64k
Charitable activities £555.76k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £5.39k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£610,792

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £610.79k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £36,874 from 2 government contract(s) and £103,346 from 8 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £610.79k

People

13 Employee(s)

11 Trustee(s)

2 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for another benefit.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire West & Chester
  • Cumbria
  • Durham
  • Gateshead
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City
  • Northumberland
  • Sunderland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 August 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • MORTAL FOOLS (Working name)
  • TYNE VALLEY YOUTH THEATRE (Working name)
  • NORTHERN ARTS ENTERPRISES (Previous name)
Company number:
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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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Richard Wise Chair 05 July 2018
None on record
Katie Louise Crawley Trustee 17 June 2024
None on record
Kelly Louise Martin Trustee 18 March 2024
None on record
Lesley Anne Jobson Trustee 11 December 2023
None on record
Nicola Leyden Trustee 25 September 2023
None on record
Stuart John Rutherford-Orrock Trustee 25 September 2023
PRUDHOE YOUTH PROJECT
Received: On time
Mark Gate Trustee 01 July 2023
None on record
Maisie Bjork Elizabeth Saunders Trustee 26 June 2023
None on record
Susan Spencer Trustee 31 March 2021
None on record
Kate Stanforth Trustee 21 February 2021
None on record
Rachel Pattinson Trustee 05 July 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/11/2019 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £289.94k £485.89k £620.61k £434.65k £592.79k
Total expenditure £218.08k £405.15k £382.44k £492.39k £610.79k
Income from government contracts £24.00k N/A N/A N/A £36.87k
Income from government grants £6.20k £95.61k £21.63k £29.72k £103.35k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £10.43k N/A £31.64k
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £0 N/A £0
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £610.10k N/A £555.76k
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 N/A £0
Income - Investment N/A N/A £85 N/A £5.39k
Income - Other N/A N/A £0 N/A £0
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £0 N/A £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £382.44k N/A £610.79k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £0 N/A £0
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £2.91k N/A £4.30k
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 N/A £0
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 N/A £0
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 N/A £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 30/11/2019 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets N/A N/A £18.91k N/A £2.57k
Long-term investments N/A N/A £0 N/A £0
Other assets N/A N/A £478.57k N/A £397.60k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A £0 N/A £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A £50.29k N/A £28.74k

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 22 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 22 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 19 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 19 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 24 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 24 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2019 14 May 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2019 14 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12 JUN 2012 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 20 AUG 2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 08 AUG 2013 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 17 MAR 2016 as amended on 01 Dec 2020 as amended on 28 Feb 2022

Charitable objects

For the benefit of the public particularly but not exclusively in the north of England, the Company’s Objects are, through the teaching, practice and showcasing of the arts in all their forms: (1) To help children and young people develop their skills, capacity and capabilities to enable them to participate fully in society as responsible, mature and fulfilled individuals; (2) To advance the mental health education of children, young people, their significant adults and the general public to improve mental wellbeing; (3) To promote, support and improve the social inclusion of children and young people who are socially excluded by providing them with opportunities to access activities and develop their skills and experiences in such a way that they are better able to participate more fully in society; (For the purposes of this clause ‘socially excluded’ means children and young people (up to aged 25) who are excluded from society, or parts of society (like social circles) as a result of one or more of the following factors: socio-economic circumstances; race; gender; poor educational or skills attainment; mental health; disability; bullying and harassment and ethnic origin. (4) To maintain, improve, and advance arts education of children and young people, professional artists and the general public.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Wansbeck Workspace
Rotary Parkway
Ashington
Northumberland
NE63 8QZ
Phone:
0191 5801250
Email:
info@mortalfools.org.uk
Website:

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