Registered charity · Colchester
Theatre Arts Action Trust
3.1 to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and an appreciation of the art of drama and other associated performing arts in all their respective aspects;3.2 in the interests of social welfare to provide facilities by way of a...
- 9 trustees
- Income £208k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Alison GaukrogerTrustee · since 2024
- Catherine StreatfieldTrustee · since 2026
- George BranaghTrustee · since 2024
- Gillian GreenTrustee · since 2024
- Kate BurnTrustee · since 2026
- Kevin InskipTrustee · since 2026
- Michael William PooleTrustee · since 2022
- Robert MacaulayTrustee · since 2024
- Sallie Mills LewisTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Essex
- Website
- www.headgatetheatre.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Theatre Arts Action Trust
- Registered
- 1999
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£208k£251k
- 2024£212k£233k
- 2023£189k£231k
Earlier years
- 2022£207k£219k
- 2021£208k£185k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government contracts 7%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
3.1 to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and an appreciation of the art of drama and other associated performing arts in all their respective aspects;3.2 in the interests of social welfare to provide facilities by way of a building and to maintain its use for the inhabitants of Colchester and its surrounding villages and neighbourhood for the purposes of the furtherance and promotion of amateur theatre, educational drama and other associated performing arts, such building to be used predominantly by amateur organisations;3.3 to offer opportunities and facilities to teachers of drama and the arts to practice their vocational activities in Colchester and elsewhere in Colchester and the environs;3.4 to advance education by such means as the Trustees think fit by encouraging the general public, particularly those in Colchester and the surrounding area, schools, special interest groups, people with disabilities and the disadvantaged to take an active interest in a wide variety of theatre, drama and the arts generally;3.5 in the interests of social welfare, to provide or to assist in the provision of facilities in Colchester or within the surrounding area for recreation; other leisure-time occupations; and the advancement of health, education, citizenship and community development within the meaning of the Charities Act 20113.6 such other charitable purposes as the Trustees shall see fit as being for the general promotion of theatre and the arts in Colchester and the surrounding area
Grants received
1 grant · £24,750 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £24,750
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Alison Gaukroger since 2024
- Catherine Streatfield since 2026
- George Branagh since 2024
- Gillian Green since 2024
- Kate Burn since 2026
- Kevin Inskip since 2026
- Michael William Poole since 2022
- Robert Macaulay since 2024
- Sallie Mills Lewis since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Alison Gaukroger since 2024
- Catherine Streatfield since 2026
- George Branagh since 2024
- Gillian Green since 2024
- Kate Burn since 2026
- Kevin Inskip since 2026
- Michael William Poole since 2022
- Robert Macaulay since 2024
- Sallie Mills Lewis since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1076399
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON THE 19TH MARCH 1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 17TH APRIL 2009. as amended on 16 Apr 2018 as amended on 15 Apr 2019 as amended on 23 Jun 2019 as amended on 01 Dec 2023
- Companies House
- Company number 03737107 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01206366000 · secretary@headgatetheatre.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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