Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 10

Liabilities <10%: +3
Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 19

LIVERPOOL BIENNIAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART LIMITED

Liverpool Biennial is an ongoing platform for research, commissioning and presenting international art, education and debate. Liverpool Biennial Festival brings an international focus to our work. It is the moment when the world comes to Liverpool to engage with our thinking, and when we present art to the world.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Spending is declining
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£1,600	£1,095	£505	£118	£1,487	£1,170	12.8	16	0
31/03/22		£1,023	£1,596	£-573	£77	£982	£899	6.8	19	0
31/03/21		£1,839	£1,202	£637	£61	£1,555	£925	9.2	17	0
31/03/20		£1,353	£1,011	£342	£52	£918	£630	7.5	16	0
31/03/19		£1,838	£2,251	£-412	£99	£576	£503	2.7	24	0
31/03/18	*	£1,701	£1,253	£448	£13	£988	£803	7.7	17	0
31/03/17	*	£1,617	£2,182	£-564	£31	£540	£409	2.2	24	0
31/03/16	*	£1,462	£937	£525	£85	£1,105	£847	10.8	15	0
31/03/15		£1,484	£2,008	£-524	£33	£580	£457	2.7	26	0
31/03/14	*	£1,317	£907	£410	£33	£1,104	£1,024	13.6	29	0
31/03/13	*	£1,366	£1,913	£-547	£25	£694	£675	4.2	24	0
31/03/12	*	£1,288	£844	£444	£110	£1,242	£1,129	16	13	0
31/03/11	*	£2,600	£2,413	£187	£104	£797	£787	3.9	23	0
31/03/10		£1,714	£1,649	£65	£101	£610	£581	4.2	20	0
31/03/09		£3,346	£3,449	£-103	£139	£545	£491	1.7	21	0
31/03/08	*	£1,882	£1,818	£63	£135	£649	£89	0.6	17	0
31/03/07		£3,148	£2,729	£419	£93	£585	£300	1.3	20	0
31/03/06	*	£719	£612	£107	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£2,832	£1,717	£1,115	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04		£533	£522	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 79%
Reserves/Spending: 12.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 16 months
Quick Ratio: 12.3

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 26 years

www.biennial.com

info@biennial.com

+44 0151 433 9156

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£1,088,321
Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£229,500
The Foyle Foundation	£35,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Support for Disabled artists
£229,500	06/03/2023	Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art is the largest contemporary visual arts event in the UK. This grant will support Liverpool Biennial to establish a programme with and for disabled practitioners and audiences to enable them to sustain ....more Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art is the largest contemporary visual arts event in the UK. This grant will support Liverpool Biennial to establish a programme with and for disabled practitioners and audiences to enable them to sustain multi-year work with disabled artists, partners and participants beyond the length of one Biennial, confronting and mitigating the challenges a usual two-year cycle presents.
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£35,000	11/07/2022	towards the of Liverpool Biennial (June – September 2023)
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£802,861	01/04/2020	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision.
DCMS - Liverpool Biennial
£285,460	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Communities
£10,000	03/03/2020 5	The funding will be used to run cooking and healthy living workshops for people who experience food poverty. The project aims to connect people with grassroots growing initiatives and how to use home grown plant-based foods as an alternative to ....more The funding will be used to run cooking and healthy living workshops for people who experience food poverty. The project aims to connect people with grassroots growing initiatives and how to use home grown plant-based foods as an alternative to global food production.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Time Moves Quickly
£50,000	25/06/2018 12	Through this project, Liverpool Biennial will work with local schoolchildren to produce artworks for an exhibition at Bluecoat, five bench-like sculptures at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, a family programme and digital curriculum resource. ....more Through this project, Liverpool Biennial will work with local schoolchildren to produce artworks for an exhibition at Bluecoat, five bench-like sculptures at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, a family programme and digital curriculum resource. Workshops, family days and talks aim to engage over 1500 young people. Hundreds of thousands of people will experience the public artworks and exhibition, inspiring families, young people and schools to engage with contemporary visual art in the long-term.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art Ltd
£80,000	22/02/2012	Towards 2Up 2Down, an intensive training programme for 'at risk' youth, which will use art and architecture to achieve social change and actively shape the regeneration of Anfield's local community.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art Ltd
£40,000	07/10/2009 24	Towards Project costs Towards project delivery costs for 'On the Street' to engage hard to reach youth in redesigning redundant buildings and/or land.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 32-66

CATHERINE PETITGAS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Art Historian

DAVID HERON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Civil Engineer

DR SIMON GROOM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

HETAIN PATEL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Artist

IAN JAMES MCCARTHY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

JONATHAN MARK FALKINGHAM Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Architect

KATHLEEN SORIANO (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Broadcaster

LAURENCE PRITCHARD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor

NATASHA BINTLEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Auditor

RICHARD BEHARI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Communications Director

SCOTT SMITH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Digital

YING TAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Senior Programmes Manager, Collections

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/02/1999, number: 1073956
Registered at Companies House on 29/10/1998, number: 03659361

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
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; AR18: 13 days late, AR17: 11 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR14: 1 days late, AR13: 5 days late, AR12: 2 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR06: 18 days late,

Main office

LIVERPOOL BIENNIAL
55 JORDAN STREET
LIVERPOOL
L1 0BW

Objectives

TO PROVIDE MAINTAIN IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION BY CULTIVATING AND IMPROVING PUBLIC TASTE IN THE VISUAL ARTS; INCLUDING CLASSICAL, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ARTS AND SCULPTURE, AND UNDERTAKING ALL SUCH THINGS AS ARE INCIDENTAL THERETO. FOR FULL OBJECTS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM

Defined Area of Benefit:

MERSEYSIDE

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