Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

EXPERIENCE OXFORDSHIRE CHARITABLE TRUST

EOCT is the cultural development agency for Oxfordshire. We create new opportunities for arts and heritage organisations whilst nurturing new festivals and spectacular events. We also work to engage as many people as possible in exciting & enjoyable cultural experiences, raising Oxfordshire's profile as a cultural destination within the UK & internationally.
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 and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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£4£32£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£285£208£77n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£127£41£85n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£0£13£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£13£13£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£20£20£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£13£13£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£30£31£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£23£46£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£1,252£1,274£-22£1,161£-30£-30-0.310
31/03/13£1,581£2,082£-501£1,254£-8£-8-060
31/03/12£1,871£1,624£247£1,162£493£3782.860
31/03/11£295£316£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10*£266£352£-86n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09*£407£376£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£433£452£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£549£571£-22£133£112£791.760
31/03/06*£614£752£-137n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years
(21 years as a company)

www.experienceoxfordshire.org

info@experienceoxfordshire.org

01865686432

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - CRF20 Experience Oxfordshire Charitable Trust
£82,500 14/10/2020
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-75
  • CHRISTOPHER GRAHAM WIGG Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director
  • DOMINIC MICHAEL HARE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • ELIZABETH PENDRILL RAPHAEL LEFFMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director
  • MIRANDA MARKHAM Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Community Relations Director
  • NICOLA POOLE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Culture & Innovation
  • STUART PETER CROOK (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Accountant
  • TIMOTHY ROSS VORLEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Professor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/12/2004, number: 1107094
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/11/2002, number: 04588061
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR10: 133 days late, AR09: 28 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 120 days late, AR06: 87 days late,
Main office

Langford Locks
KIDLINGTON
Oxfordshire
OX5 1HZ

Objectives

2 TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF OXFORD AND OXFORDSHIRE AS THE DIRECTORS SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE FORGOING BY:2.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION BY:2.1.1 PROMOTING THE CITY OF OXFORD AND THE COUNTY OF OXFORDSHIRE; AND2.1.2 SUPPORTING, THE WORK OF EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SECTOR SPECIFIC RESEARCH, INSIGHTS AND THINK TANKS.2.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH:2.2.1 THE PROMOTION OF URBAN AND RURAL REGENERATION;2.2.2 THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR; AND2.2.3 THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT USE OF CHARITABLE RESOURCES.2.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE OR SCIENCE BY:2.3.1 SUPPORTING, ENCOURAGING AND PROMOTING CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERARY, DRAMATIC, ARTISTIC MATERIAL AND ARTISTIC FESTIVALS;2.3.2 SUPPORTING THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE; AND2.3.3 PROMOTING LOCAL HISTORIC TRADITIONS AND EVENTS.2.4 THE ADVANCEMENT OF AMATEUR SPORT BY PROVIDING INFORMATION ON RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO, BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES;2.5 THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OR IMPROVEMENT BY:2.5.1 PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AND EXISTING SUSTAINABLE VISITOR ECONOMY AND CULTURAL PRODUCTS AND EXPERIENCES;2.5.2 SUPPORTING, ENCOURAGING AND DEVELOPING RECYCLING, SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; AND2.5.3 PROMOTING, SUPPORTING AND DEVELOPING OXFORDSHIRE’S SUSTAINABLE VISITOR ECONOMY, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION.2.6 THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AND/ OR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP: (I) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (II) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES;2.7 THE PROVISION OF PROMOTIONAL SERVICES AND BUSINESS ADVICE TO INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE TO ACHIEVE PRODUCTIVE, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH ACROSS OXFORDSHIRE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CITY OF OXFORD AND OXFORDSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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