Trustees

Spare Tyre Theatre Company are recruiting voluntary non-executive board members with a passion for participatory theatre arts. New trustees will be joining us at an exciting time for the company, as we implement our next 3-5 year strategy; prepare for our 50th anniversary year in 2027; continue our year-round programme of creative participatory workshops; and develop two new touring productions: What Will Happen to the Cat? and Vanishing Point.  

Spare Tyre is one of the UK’s leading participatory theatre companies. We are an Arts Council England (ACE) National Portfolio Organisation and are an artist, disability and female led charity. We make inclusive arts and theatre productions, experiences and projects in arts venues and non-traditional arts spaces with people that are under-represented in arts, culture and society’s wider decision making. Built on nearly 50 years’ experience, our work is participatory, collaborative, immersive, taboo-busting and above all responsive to the passions and talents of the people who make it.   

We are recruiting 2 – 3 voluntary non-executive board members. We do not require trustees to have specific experience in the arts, and are seeking to increase the experience and diversity of our board, particularly in the areas of:  

• Lived experience and/or a professional background working with people in the Care sector and/or people living with dementia and/or long-term health conditions  

• Experience of, or a desire to, engage with inclusive working practices 

• Participatory arts practitioners  

• Environmental responsibility   

• Digital and social media   

• Marketing and PR   

• Understanding of publicly funded arts at a strategic level  

Key Accountabilities of a Trustee are to:  

• Act as ambassadors, champions and advocates for the organisation  

• Approve strategic plans, budgets, annual accounts and policies  

• Be willing to contribute your time and share your knowledge  

• Provide advice and support for the Executive team  

• Sit on committees and panels as required  

• Engage in the fundraising strategy and development activities wherever possible  

• Attend performances and other events by Spare Tyre and peer companies  

• Understand the commitment required to join the Board  

• Understand the legal requirements of being a charity Trustee: Gov UK have prepared some 5-minute guides for charity trustees that can be accessed here  

Key Characteristics of a Spare Tyre Trustee are to:  

• Promote and model Spare Tyre’s culture of inclusion, openness and collaboration  

• Monitor and evaluate progress against targets and ACE Investment Principles  

• Be passionate about the company’s work  

• Be ready to challenge and provoke  

• Be excited to promote an inclusive culture