Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 9
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Grant maker support: +9

GEESE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED 

THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY OF THE COMPANY IS THE REDUCTION OF CRIME AND RECIDIVISM BY THE PROVISION OF THEATRICAL ACTIVITIES
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Established: 36 years

www.geese.co.uk

info@geese.co.uk

01214496222

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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£540£530£10£5£227£2275.1120
31/03/22£366£423£-57n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£565£394£172£0£274£2748.4120
31/03/20£563£554£9£5£103£1032.2130
31/03/19£511£510£1£11£94£942.2112
31/03/18£443£456£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£473£443£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£404£430£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£382£394£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£375£394£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£435£426£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£362£367£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£365£364£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£403£372£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£392£402£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£383£392£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£342£346£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£362£353£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£326£337£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£382£362£21£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 44%
Liabilities/Income: 33%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 12 employees
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland,

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
National Lottery Community Fund£131,268
DCMS£130,712
BBC Children in Need£54,882
The Bromley Trust£40,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£20,000
The Baring Foundation£8,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£10,000 30/01/2023
Geese Theatre uses drama to enable choice, personal responsibility and change amongst individuals who have offended, other vulnerable and marginalised groups and those who work with them. This is a ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Geese Theatre Company
£54,882 03/02/2022
This project will provide creative programmes for young people with behavioural issues. It aims to improve teamwork skills, and increase ability to understand others' points of view and tell their ....more
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£10,000 17/01/2022
Geese Theatre uses drama to enable choice, personal responsibility and change amongst individuals who have offended, other vulnerable and marginalised groups and those who work with them. This is a ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Act Now
£131,268 20/12/2021
The organisation aims to deliver a partnership project to demonstrate the impact of the arts as a powerful tool for change in people experiencing multiple and complex issues. Funding for the group ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award WCF award - COVID19 response
£30,000 05/02/2021
Weston Culture Fund to Regular Grant
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£10,000 18/01/2021
12
Geese Theatre uses drama to enable choice, personal responsibility and change amongst individuals who have offended, other vulnerable and marginalised groups and those who work with them. This is a ....more
The Baring Foundation - Grant to Geese Theatre Company
£8,000 14/09/2020
To ensure we can continue to meet our financial obligations, retain our skilled and experienced team and deliver work for core beneficiaries.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£52,619 05/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£10,000 30/04/2020
12
Geese Theatre uses drama to enable choice, personal responsibility and change amongst individuals who have offended, other vulnerable and marginalised groups and those who work with them. This is a ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£20,000 09/04/2020
3
Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
DCMS - Geese Theatre Company Recovery Fund
£52,062 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Geese Theatre Company
£26,031 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Geese Theatre Company
£10,000 24/01/2019
£10,000 towards creative projects in specialist prisons. Geese Theatre Company works with people in prison, on probation or those in a mental health setting. They put on interactive shows and ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Scratching the Surface
£8,006 06/12/2018
12
to deliver two 5-day “Scratching the Surface” programmes at HMP Foston Hall, whose population are primarily drawn from the Birmingham area. The work will be with women identified by safer custody ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 29/11/2018
Thrive
The MSE Charity - Grant to Geese Theatre Company
£5,000 15/11/2017
Broke interactive theatre project exploring prison debt
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£30,000 25/10/2017
36
Geese Theatre uses drama to enable choice, personal responsibility and change amongst individuals who have offended, other vulnerable and marginalised groups and those who work with them. This is a ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Geese Theatre Company
£47,423 09/02/2017
36
This project will provide a series of creative programmes including performance and drama for young people with behavioural issues. With the aim to empower young people, improve engagement and allow ....more
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Geese Theatre Company
£10,000 24/01/2017
£10,000 towards the delivery of week-long creative residencies in prison. Geese Theatre Company works with people in prison, on probation or those in a mental health setting. They put on interactive ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Re:Act - an ensemble for the marginalised communities of Birmingham.
£215,000 07/11/2016
39
Geese Theatre Company will deliver 3 years of activity developing each participants theatrical and personal skills, with the aim of raising self-esteem and confidence, increasing well-being and ....more
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Forward
£57,500 11/07/2015
38
To address the multiple and complex needs of women who have committed crime, and support them to desist from offending and through positive changes in their lives
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Geese Theatre Company
£29,900 31/05/2013
Supporting Female Offenders and ex offenders in Birmingham and at a Stafford Prisoner through a range of engaging and creative and interactive workshops. The charity is skilled in using drama as a ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-59
  • CLARK BAIM Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Psychotherapist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/12/1987, number: 327563
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/10/1987, number: 02182104
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Geese Theatre Company
Woodbridge House
9 Woodbridge Road
BIRMINGHAM
B13 8EH

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE TO AID REHABILITATION, PREVENT RECIDIVISM AND CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT OF PRISONERS, THOSE ON PROBATION, EX-OFFENDERS AND OTHERS WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED SOCIALLY VULNERABLE AND/ OR MARGINAL AND/ OR AT RISK, AS WELL AS THOSE WORKING WITH THESE GROUPS, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES AND OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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360 Giving
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