Overall GiG Score: 17 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 10
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10

THE NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE OF GREAT BRITAIN 

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY THAT OF YOUNG PERSONS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14 TO 25 YEARS THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF DRAMA, MUSIC AND THE SPOKEN WORD AND THROUGH AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE BRITISH DRAMATIC HERITAGE.FURTHER DETAILS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE WEBSITE www.nyt.org.uk
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 17 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
Established: 62 years

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£3,503£3,777£-274£304£8,230£3,93712.53245
31/03/22£4,912£3,643£1,270£257£8,504£3,91812.9370
31/03/21£5,719£2,105£3,614£146£7,234£3,17018.1220
31/03/20£3,910£3,022£888£278£3,468£2,55610.2190
31/03/19£2,953£2,901£52£352£2,581£2,51810.418476
31/03/18£2,922£2,749£173£345£2,529£2,48310.8150
31/03/17*£2,605£2,600£5£504£2,356£2,29910.6120
31/03/16£2,305£2,286£19£218£2,352£2,29912.1120
31/03/15£3,188£2,733£455£216£2,332£2,29610.1100
31/03/14£2,808£2,599£209£233£1,878£3471.690
31/03/13£2,309£1,586£723£185£1,669£1190.9110
31/03/12£2,178£2,793£-615£27£946£-642-2.8230
31/03/11£2,678£2,704£-26£16£1,561£-76-0.3180
31/03/10£2,109£2,294£-185£13£1,587£-97-0.5180
31/03/09£2,140£2,066£74£30£1,772£-28-0.2150
31/03/08£2,223£2,142£80£21£1,698£-107-0.6130
31/03/07*£1,901£1,888£13£138£1,617£-181-1.2120
31/03/06£1,220£1,240£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,152£1,235£-83£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£879£966£-88£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 88%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 48%
Reserves/Spending: 12.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 5.9
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 32 employees
  • 45 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • China, Northern Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Throughout England,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
The Clothworkers Foundation£490,000
National Lottery Community Fund£300,000
John Ellerman Foundation£150,000
London Marathon Charitable Trust£150,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£100,000
City Bridge Trust£100,000
Greater London Authority£89,673
National Lottery Heritage Fund£80,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Local Inclusivity Networks
£300,000 24/01/2023
The funding will be used to create long-lasting networks that will provide opportunities for young learning-disabled and/or neurodivergent people to be actively involved in their communities and for ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£100,000 23/09/2022
National Youth Theatre’s new National Digital Creative Gateway for Young People
John Lyon's Charity - Cultural Capital grant to National Youth Theatre
£28,300 18/11/2021
Inclusive Drama
John Lyon's Charity - Internship grant to National Youth Theatre
£12,500 16/06/2021
NYT Apprenticeships
DCMS - Loneliness Engagement Fund - National Youth Theatre
£23,291 01/04/2021
Develop creative work about loneliness with young people at risk of loneliness and share it with a wider audience across existing channels. This will help to reduce stigma around loneliness and ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to National Youth Theatre of Great Britain
£80,000 18/03/2021
NL20: Freedom & Revolution, a youth-led, co-created project sharing Portchester Castle’s Black heritage
John Ellerman Foundation - National Youth Theatre: Championing Theatre Creators-direct employment and support of diverse young professional creatives on our productions and projects nationally
£150,000 26/11/2020
National Youth Theatre: Championing Theatre Creators-direct employment and support of diverse young professional creatives on our productions and projects nationally
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to National Youth Theatre of Great Britain
£490,000 30/06/2020
0
BBC Children in Need - Grant to National Youth Theatre of Great Britain
£4,500 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund online resources and activity packs for children with Special Educational Needs who are isolated due to Covid-19, this will increase their confidence.
London Marathon Charitable Trust - NYT: transforming our building to deliver more activity promoting physical wellbeing to young Londoners
£150,000 02/01/2020
Towards the refurbishment and upgrade of the National Youth Theatre on Holloway Road, by creating a studio with a specific focus on physical activity. The improved indoor spaces will engage twice ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (NYT)
£100,000 26/09/2019
£100,000 towards the cost of access works at National Youth Theatre of GB.
Greater London Authority - National Youth Theatre of Great Britain
£89,673 01/09/2019
Positive activities for young people involved in crime or at risk of crime or exclusion
BBC Children in Need - Grant to National Youth Theatre of Great Britain
£8,792 21/05/2019
12
This one year project will provide drama sessions to young people from Highshore SEN Special School, to help develop soft skills and increase confidence.
Nesta - AC00886
£13,000 21/03/2019
12
Amplified programme grant to National Youth Theatre of Great Britain Grant Ref AC00886
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - Grant to National Youth Theatre
£75,100 07/11/2017
36
The NYT REP Company
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to National Youth Theatre Of Great Britain (NYT)
£90,000 09/03/2017
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of ‘Playing Up’ project for disadvantaged young people in London
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to National Youth Theatre
£60,000 01/06/2015
24
Towards the social inclusion and talent development programme Playing Up.
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - Grant to National Youth Theatre
£30,000 22/10/2014
The NYT REP Company
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to National Youth Theatre of Great Britain
£50,000 31/03/2014
Now Your Turn - an oral history project in Easterhouse
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to National Youth Theatre
£80,000 17/07/2013
Towards costs associated with the social inclusion and talent development programme Playing Up.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to National Youth Theatre
£90,000 13/06/2013
36
towards three years' running costs of the ‘Playing Up’ project for NEET young people from London
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to National Youth Theatre
£60,000 25/02/2009
36
Towards Core costs Towards the salary of the student support worker.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (17)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 16/17 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 28-68
  • DAWN BUTLER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Member Of Parliament
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/11/1961, number: 306075
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/07/1961, number: 00699114
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • 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
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR17: 1 days late, AR07: 2 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE OF GB
443-445 HOLLOWAY ROAD
LONDON
N7 6LW

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY THAT OF YOUNG PERSONS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14 AND 25 YEARS THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF DRAMA, MUSIC AND THE SPOKEN WORD AND THROUGH AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE BRITISH DRAMATIC HERITAGE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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