BRIGHTON OPEN AIR THEATRE (BOAT)

Charity number: 1156051
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The advancement of education in arts and culture through the establishment, management and maintenance of an open air theatre in Brighton & Hove for the use of residents and visitors. The cultural facility operates from April to September each year and is based at Dyke Road Park in Hove. We present performance, spoken word, film, music and community events. It opened in May 2015.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £400,465
Total expenditure: £360,735

People

5 Trustee(s)

80 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:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Brighton And Hove

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 March 2014: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • BOAT (Working name)
  • BRIGHTON OPEN AIR THEATRE (Previous name)
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
STEVEN JOHN TURNER Chair 16 October 2013
None on record
Graeme Lance Hawkins Trustee 12 September 2017
None on record
Jane Waller Trustee 12 September 2017
THE PEARCE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Dominic Frederick Boon Trustee 12 September 2017
None on record
Lisa Wolfe Trustee 01 March 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 31/12/2023
Total gross income £279.26k £348.30k £398.02k £387.48k £400.47k
Total expenditure £245.18k £280.49k £329.35k £370.94k £360.74k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £10.00k £500 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 December 2023 12 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 12 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 05 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 05 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 22 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 22 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2020 06 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 06 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 06 Mar 2014 as amended on 01 May 2018

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN OPEN AIR THEATRE IN BRIGHTON & HOVE FOR THE USE OF RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.

Contact information

Address:
42 Hove Park Road
HOVE
East Sussex
BN3 6LJ
Phone:
07502619633
Email:
hello@brightonopenairtheatre.co.uk
Website:

brightonopenairtheatre.co.uk