Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

SOUTHPORT FLOWER SHOW 

The Company is established for the promotion, maintenance, and improvement of horticulture for the public benefit, lifestyle, educational and environmental activities in relation to the same.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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
31/12/22£1,366£1,173£193£311£1,069£1,06910.98180
31/12/21£227£255£-28n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/12/20£107£385£-279n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/12/19£1,337£1,321£16£380£1,182£1,18210.711180
31/12/18£1,276£1,288£-12£362£1,166£1,16610.911198
31/12/17£1,260£1,218£42£352£1,091£1,09110.7120
31/12/16£1,184£1,207£-22£343£1,136£1,13411.3130
31/12/15£1,227£1,123£104£309£1,158£1,15112.3140
31/12/14?£1,137£1,295£-159£923£1,054£1,0439.7150
30/09/13£1,087£1,091£-4£816£1,213£1,21313.3140
30/09/12*£1,032£1,085£-53£806£1,217£1,21713.590
30/09/11£1,133£1,170£-38£880£1,270£1,27013110
30/09/10£1,105£1,066£39£805£1,307£1,30714.790
30/09/09£896£977£-81£7£1,268£1,26815.6120
30/09/08£925£1,067£-142£6£1,349£1,34915.270
30/09/07£987£983£4£5£1,491£1,49118.250
30/09/06£944£1,077£-133£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£1,115£1,013£102£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04*£866£988£-122£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 42.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 30.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 10.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 34 years
(37 years as a company)

www.southportflowershow.co.uk

info@southportflowershow.co.uk

01704547147

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lancashire, Sefton,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 8 employees
  • 180 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/10/1990, number: 1000698
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/02/1987, number: 02103365
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR12: 97 days late, AR04: 81 days late,
Main office

Accomodation
Victoria Park
Rotten Row
Southport
Merseyside
PR8 2BZ

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECT OF HORTICULTURE INCLUDING LIFESTYLE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES. THE PROMOTION, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF HORTICULTURE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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