ALRA

Charity number: 1090724
Charity is insolvent

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The provision of high quality vocational training for the live performance, screen and audio industries

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2020

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

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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Fundraising

This charity raises funds from the public but does not work with professional fundraisers or commercial participators.

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the 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
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Wandsworth
  • Wigan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 February 2002: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Harry Alan Cowd Chair
ST BARTHOLOMEW'S GATEHOUSE TRUST
Received: On time
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT ST BARTHOLOMEW
Received: On time
GREAT ST BARTHOLOMEW MUSIC FOUNDATION
Recently registered
Jane anderson Trustee 05 December 2019
None on record
Kevin shaw Trustee 05 December 2019
None on record
Michelle nicholson Trustee 05 December 2019
THICKSKIN THEATRE
Received: On time
phillip hirst mbe Trustee 16 July 2018
None on record
Tony Bradshaw Mr Trustee 02 July 2012
YOUNG PERSONS CENTRE
Received: On time
SANKEY VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: 103 days late

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2016 31/08/2017 31/08/2018 31/08/2019 31/08/2020
Total gross income £2.28m £2.45m £2.69m £2.99m £3.17m
Total expenditure £2.38m £2.51m £2.69m £2.98m £3.13m
Income from government contracts £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £543.88k £0 N/A N/A £164.75k
Income - Donations and legacies £3.25k £8.75k £504 £5.68k £20
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £2.26m £2.43m £2.68m £2.91m £2.85m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £16.52k £13.46k £8.18k £7.49k £32.39k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £69.11k £282.88k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £2.38m £2.51m £1.20m £2.98m £3.13m
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £1.49m £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £9.20k £0 £0 £32.11k £41.94k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £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 31/08/2016 31/08/2017 31/08/2018 31/08/2019 31/08/2020
Own use assets £351.64k £367.25k £335.27k £367.11k £302.60k
Long-term investments £1 £0 £1 £0 £1
Other assets £2.77m £2.99m £3.12m £3.05m £3.56m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £3.03m £3.33m £3.43m £3.37m £3.79m

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 August 2023
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023
Annual return 31 August 2022
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022
Annual return 31 August 2021
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021
Annual return 31 August 2020
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020
Annual return 31 August 2019
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019
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Contact information

Address:
ACADEMY OF LIVE & RECORDED ARTS
ROYAL VICTORIA PATRIOTIC BUILDING
JOHN ARCHER WAY
LONDON
SW18 3SX
Phone:
020 8870 6475