Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE NORDEN FARM CENTRE TRUST LIMITED 

Provision of arts facilities
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from 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
31/03/23£1,180£1,318£-138£319£4,517£5014.631160
31/03/22£1,121£1,139£-17£237£4,655£4895.231120
31/03/21£870£825£46£88£4,673£3535.139202
31/03/20£1,280£1,448£-168£416£4,627£1471.255205
31/03/19£1,214£1,372£-158£362£4,795£1611.451201
31/03/18£1,156£1,306£-150£372£4,953£1661.5480
31/03/17£1,035£1,199£-165£334£5,103£1621.6460
31/03/16£1,058£1,190£-132£301£5,314£2062.1410
31/03/15*£1,101£1,205£-104£303£5,447£1631.6160
31/03/14£948£1,063£-116£294£5,550£1711.9160
31/03/13£909£982£-72£258£5,619£921.1140
31/03/12£807£884£-77£222£5,692£390.5140
31/03/11*£753£872£-119£218£5,769£-34-0.5120
31/03/10£518£693£-175£24£5,888£-76-1.3120
31/03/09£544£671£-127£6£6,063£-68-1.2120
31/03/08£469£632£-163£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£466£634£-168£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£410£653£-243£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£641£825£-184£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£640£827£-188£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 39.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 24.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 35%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 11%
Reserves/Spending: 4.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2
Asset Split ?
Established: 32 years

www.nordenfarm.org

admin@nordenfarm.org

01628682557

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Other education services
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Windsor And Maidenhead,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 31 employees
  • 160 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-92
  • NINA MAAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/08/1992, number: 1013555
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/05/1992, number: 02713653
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR15: 0 days late, AR11: 0 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

Norden Farm Centre for the Arts
Altwood Road
Maidenhead
SL6 4PF

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND FINE CRAFTS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS AND IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF ARTISTIC TASTE IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IN PARTICULAR AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF MAIDENHEAD AND THE SURROUNDING LOCALITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MAIDENHEAD AND THE SURROUNDING LOCALITY

Data Sources

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