THE GROUNDLINGS THEATRE TRUST

Charity number: 1186929
Charity reporting is up to date (4 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The delivery of arts events and performances; the education of performing arts and associated skills and providing opportunities for our local community to upskill participants, battle social isolation and provide valuable experience to those often forgotten. This takes place within the city of Portsmouth but events and performances may take place across the UK.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £291,330
Total expenditure: £289,604

Total income includes £42,587 from 1 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

25 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
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Hampshire
  • Portsmouth City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 December 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
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 handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Andrew Simmons Trustee 01 June 2022
None on record
Harry Riley Trustee 01 November 2021
STEMUNITY
Received: On time
Dominic Hart Trustee 22 September 2021
None on record
Susanna Collier Trustee 18 September 2021
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SOLENT BRANCH
Received: On time
Christine Mary Allison Trustee 30 July 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £149.59k £246.60k £243.70k £291.33k
Total expenditure £111.87k £243.31k £272.74k £289.60k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £39.21k £38.78k £44.98k £42.59k

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 04 February 2025 4 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 04 February 2025 4 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 16 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 16 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 09 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 25 October 2021 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 12 Dec 2019 as amended on 21 May 2021

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE PERFORMING ARTS, IN PARTICULAR THE ART OF DRAMA, IN THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH AND NEIGHBOURING DISTRICTS BY THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: A) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND GROWING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE PERFORMING ARTS THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF ARTS EVENTS AND PERFORMANCES; B) PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PERFORMING ARTS INCLUDING IN THE PRODUCTION OF ARTS EVENTS AND PERFORMANCES, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY YOUNG PEOPLE.

Contact information

Address:
GROUNDLINGS THEATRE
42 KENT STREET
PORTSMOUTH
PO1 3BS
Phone:
02392737370
Email:
office@groundlings.co.uk
Website:

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