Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 0

Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
Deficit latest year: -2

1 Trustee: -5

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -9

THINKTANK TRUST

THINKTANK TRUST'S CHARITABLE OBJECTS ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MUSEUMS IN BIRMINGHAM AND THE INCREASING OF PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING ABOUT HISTORY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There is only 1 trustee

Financial issues to consider:

There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £1,636,499 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/03/23		£1,417	£1,984	£-567	£0	£-1,636	£-1,636	-9.9	0
31/03/22		£1,417	£1,900	£-483	£0	£-1,070	£-1,342	-8.5	0
31/03/21		£1,417	£2,128	£-711	£0	£-586	£-1,269	-7.2	0
31/03/20		£1,417	£2,213	£-796	£0	£124	£-977	-5.3	0
31/03/19		£1,417	£2,050	£-633	£0	£920	£-601	-3.5	0
31/03/18		£1,417	£2,192	£-775	£0	£1,553	£-393	-2.2	0
31/03/17		£1,409	£2,079	£-670	£0	£2,328	£529	3.1	0
31/03/16		£1,493	£2,183	£-690	£0	£2,998	£783	4.3	0
31/03/15	*	£1,418	£2,029	£-611	£0	£2,503	£-95	-0.6	0
31/03/14		£1,672	£1,994	£-322	£0	£3,233	£171	1	0
31/03/13	*	£2,349	£536	£1,813	£0	£3,668	£461	10.3	0
31/03/12		£5,833	£5,219	£614	£1,239	£1,855	£637	1.5	108
31/03/11	*	£5,770	£5,845	£-76	£1,356	£1,242	£517	1.1	117
31/03/10		£5,528	£5,411	£117	£1,042	£1,314	£420	0.9	82
31/03/09		£5,359	£5,088	£271	£981	£1,199	£117	0.3	82
31/03/08		£5,414	£4,990	£424	£1,048	£928	£-589	-1.4	74
31/03/07		£5,224	£5,531	£-307	£942	£504	£-1,289	-2.8	69
31/03/06	*	£4,510	£4,678	£-168	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05	*	£5,032	£5,376	£-344	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04		£4,378	£5,268	£-890	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 345%
Liabilities/Income: 163%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: -9.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -10 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 27 years

www.birminghammuseums.org.uk

hello@birminghammuseums.org.uk

0121 348 8000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Birmingham City,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

NIELS DE VOS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/04/1997, number: 1061898
Registered at Companies House on 19/08/1996, number: 03239119

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR15: 0 days late, AR13: 2 days late, AR11: 136 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 4 days late,

Main office

Thinktank Trust
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Chamberlain Square
Birmingham
B3 3DH

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MUSEUMS IN BIRMINGHAM AND THE INCREASING OF PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING ABOUT HISTORY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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