TRUE COLOURS THEATRE

Charity number: 1192136
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

True Colours Theatre provides performing arts classes for children and young people with additional needs and disabilities aged 4 to 21 in the North East.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2024

Total income: £253,859
Total expenditure: £345,239

Total income includes £15,372 from 3 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Darlington
  • Durham
  • Gateshead
  • Hartlepool
  • Middlesbrough
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City
  • North Tyneside
  • Northumberland
  • South Tyneside
  • Sunderland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 November 2020: 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
  • 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
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Kimberley Elliott Chair 08 February 2023
None on record
Marie Christine Renforth Trustee 03 December 2025
None on record
Dr Fouad Hassanyeh Trustee 11 March 2025
None on record
Peter Collins Trustee 26 May 2023
RSPCA SUNDERLAND, HARTLEPOOL & SOUTH TYNESIDE BRANCH
Received: On time
Nicola Warren Trustee 14 April 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 02/11/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023 31/10/2024
Total gross income £37.51k £83.49k £643.49k £253.86k
Total expenditure £29.82k £31.73k £164.28k £345.24k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £10.43k £11.51k £15.37k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £564.98k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £43.35k N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £35.17k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £139.10k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £25.17k N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £7.49k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 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 October 2024 12 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2024 12 August 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2023 28 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 28 August 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2022 26 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 26 June 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 02 November 2021 20 February 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 02 November 2021 20 February 2022 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 03 Nov 2020

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

Contact information

Address:
TRUE COLOURS THEATRE
SHAFTO STREET
WALLSEND
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE28 7AL
Phone:
07386716759
Email:
mail@truecolourstheatre.co.uk
Website:

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