Overall GiG Score: 1 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 8
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +8

ACTA COMMUNITY THEATRE LTD. 

access, creativity, theatre, artsacta champions the positive and transformational effects of active creative participation in the arts for individuals and communities. We are committed to providing access to the arts for those most at risk and most in need; to making theatre part of people's lives.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 35 years

www.acta-bristol.com

info@acta-bristol.com

01179532448

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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£318£353£-36n/an/an/an/an/a33
31/03/22£454£362£92n/an/an/an/an/a24
31/03/21£268£310£-42n/an/an/an/an/a265
31/03/20£420£353£67n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/19£389£399£-11n/an/an/an/an/a45
31/03/18£385£429£-44£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£460£426£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£790£913£-123£0£139£1031.4100
31/03/15£563£394£169£6£263£942.980
31/03/14£347£360£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£300£370£-70£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£586£491£95£6£177£1122.790
31/03/11£386£395£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£386£350£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£325£328£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£417£410£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£419£420£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£413£419£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£405£407£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£484£476£8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 33 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire,

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
DCMS£281,247
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£270,000
BBC Children in Need£89,994
Quartet Community Foundation£49,239
National Lottery Community Fund£29,865
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to ACTA
£5,000 27/07/2023
To create a community theatre performance on the theme of crime and personal safety
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to ACTA
£4,800 20/12/2022
A Creative Well-being café, including the provision of food and drink and creative activities in a warm and welcoming environment.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to ACTA
£5,000 31/08/2022
For Thriving Theatre, a free weekly theatre support group for survivors of domestic abuse.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to ACTA
£10,000 18/03/2022
11
Upgrade digital/IT infrastructure with a new website, box office and digital presence, and to connect with a wider-range of participants and stakeholders.
National Lottery Community Fund - SAWA (Together) : Creative Activity for Sudanese Youth
£9,995 25/02/2022
The funding will be used to deliver a range of creative activities to Sudanese young people aged 7-14 from largely refugee backgrounds and will include African Dance and Drumming story telling play ....more
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Acta Community Theatre - 23/11/21
£1,000 21/12/2021
The Future Group
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to ACTA
£4,945 11/11/2021
12
Free weekly theatre group for young carers living in Bristol; where they will use their ideas and imaginations to devise and perform an original live theatre performance.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to acta Community Theatre
£89,994 15/12/2020
This project will deliver drama activities with children and young people experiencing deprivation. The activities will result in increased confidence, aspiration and communication skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - Holding On: Creative Support for Isolated Older People
£9,870 20/11/2020
6
The organisation will develop and increase their programme of support activities to meet the needs of people within their community during COVID-19. This will include weekly phone calls doorstep ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to ACTA
£4,820 28/05/2020
For weekly online drama and support sessions for young carers over the summer period and to develop and deliver weekly creative activity packs for isolated older people and vulnerable families.
DCMS - acta community theatre ltd
£81,472 01/04/2020
We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of ....more
DCMS - acta community theatre
£50,000 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Quartet Community Foundation - Lockleaze Youth Theatre
£10,000 12/03/2020
10
To provide weekly youth theatre workshops for young people aged 11-18 in Lockleaze; developing self-confidence, communication skills, encouraging creativity, problem-solving, cooperation; creating ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Cornerstone
£270,000 09/12/2019
36
To build on work to improve workforce diversity, increase participation and share learning.
Quartet Community Foundation - Sudanese Youth Theatre Project
£4,674 02/08/2019
3
Drama workshops for young people living in Bristol to learn about their Sudanese heritage.
National Lottery Community Fund - Making Time
£10,000 14/06/2019
12
The funding will be used to deliver creative workshops for elderly people at risk of social isolation. The project aims to reduce loneliness and improve mental health and wellbeing.
DCMS - acta community theatre ltd
£80,000 01/04/2019
£1.6bn invested in the key arts and culture infrastrucure organisations in England for a 4 year period
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£34,888 01/04/2019
Grant award to fulfil the aims of the Office for Civil Society's Youth Investment Fund to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£34,888 01/04/2019
.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Acta Community Theatre
£59,526 27/06/2018
36
This project will provide drama activities for children and young people from low income families. The sessions will enable young people to increase communication skills, feel more confident and ....more
DCMS - acta community theatre ltd
£80,000 01/04/2018
acta community theatre ltd
DCMS - acta community theatre ltd
£20,000 01/04/2018
To support acta community theatre ltd
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£34,888 24/04/2017
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DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£34,888 24/04/2017
Grant award to fulfil the aims of the Office for Civil Society's Youth Investment Fund to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£34,888 24/04/2017
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£26,166 24/04/2017
Grant award to fulfil the aims of the Office for Civil Society's Youth Investment Fund to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£26,166 24/04/2017
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - acta Foundation: extending the programme; enriching the workforce; sharing learning
£155,000 18/07/2016
43
Acta is a community theatre which engages people from marginalised communities from across Bristol in the creation and performance of their own original theatre. This grant will support acta's core ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Acta
£29,000 10/06/2015
Sailors' Tales
National Lottery Community Fund - Get Together
£198,000 04/06/2015
36
This project aims to improve the lives of vulnerable people in areas of high deprivation in South Bristol through providing a range of activities at a community centre that is being extended. The ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Acta
£25,000 06/08/2013
Gas Girls: women workers in Avonmouth WW1 Mustard Gas factories: community theatre, film, booklet, exhibition
National Lottery Community Fund - The Get Together Project
£365,064 08/03/2011
48
This is the development of a community arts project in Bristol aimed at reducing isolation of marginalised groups while improving people's physical health and emotional well-being, and building ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-61
  • NERYS JONES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Commercial Operations Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/10/1988, number: 800174
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/08/1987, number: 02157661
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR12: 23 days late, AR05: 22 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

ACTA CENTRE
GLADSTONE STREET
BEDMINSTER
BRISTOL
BS3 3AY

Objectives

TO PROMOTE MAINTAIN IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA MIME DANCE SINGING AND MUSIC AND TO FORMULATE PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFORE PROVIDED THAT ALL OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE BRISTOL

Data Sources

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360 Giving
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