UTOPIA THEATRE

Charity Number: 1192008
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

As a leading voice for African Theatre, we produce and create for the British and international stage, exceptional world class African theatre with imaginative flair. We create old and new plays and re-imagine classics in a way that demonstrates their contemporary relevance and appeal to a new audience and regular theatregoers.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £461,573
Total expenditure: £369,513

People

7 Trustee(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:
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Sheffield City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 October 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

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
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Maxine Jacqueline Greaves Chair 24 May 2022
None on record
Rhonda Allen Trustee 03 December 2024
None on record
Dr Preeti Raghunath Trustee 03 December 2024
None on record
Kaltum Osman Rivers Trustee 20 February 2023
None on record
Shamima Noor Trustee 06 May 2020
None on record
Dr Max P Beresford Farrar Trustee 02 August 2018
None on record
Olubukola Oshin Trustee 02 August 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £2.30k £15.52k £0 £461.57k
Total expenditure £2.29k £5.09k £0 £369.51k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 March 2024 02 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 02 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 17 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 17 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 06 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 06 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 03 May 2022 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 09 May 2022 9 days late 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 27 Oct 2020

Charitable objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS THROUGH THEATRE PRODUCTIONS, AND CREATING ACTIVITIES, WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS FOR EXISTING AND EMERGING ACTORS, PLAYWRIGHTS AND OTHER THEATRE PRACTITIONERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE UK PUBLIC AND TO ENGAGE WIDER WITH AFRICAN THEATRE IN THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY. 2. TO PROMOTE RACIAL HARMONY PARTICULARLY THE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS BY PROMOTING THEATRICAL ACTIVITIES IN RACIALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.

Contact information

Address:
Crucible Theatre
55 Norfolk Street
SHEFFIELD
South Yorks
S1 1DA
Phone:
01142013837
Email:
director@utopiatheatre.co.uk
Website:

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