Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

THE VALERIE BESTON ARTISTS' TRUST 

THE VALERIE BESTON ARTISTS' TRUST CURRENTLY SUPPORTS YOUNG ARTISTS IN THE GREATER LONDON AREA, THROUGH AN ANNUAL PRIZE TO A POST GRADUATING STUDENT FROM THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART. THE PRIZE CURRENTLY CONSISTS OF STUDIO SPACE FOR ONE YEAR, A MONETARY CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS MATERIALS AND AN EXHIBITION FOR THE ARTIST CONCERNED TO SHOW THEIR WORK, AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • 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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/22£7£8£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/21*£6£11£-5n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/20£7£8£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/19*£8£9£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/18*£10£9£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/17£7£7£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£8£8£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£4£6£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£5£8£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£7£8£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£6£8£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11£7£5£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10*£10£5£4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09£11£5£6£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/08*£11£4£6£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/07£7£1£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 17 years

44 20 7863 8403

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/01/2007, number: 1117568
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR21: 33 days late, AR19: 2 days late, AR18: 158 days late, AR10: 156 days late, AR08: 103 days late,
Main office

MS A MEEK
FORSTERS LLP
31 HILL STREET
LONDON
W1J 5LS

Objectives

3.2.1 THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN ART;3.2.2 THE PROMOTION OF THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF ART;3.2.3 THE ASSISTANCE OF PERSONS WHO INTEND TO OR HAVE BECOME ARTISTS WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE;3.2.4 THE PROVISION OF PRIZES AND OTHER AWARDS FOR WORKS OF ART;3.2.5 THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES FOR PROMISING STUDENTS OF ART;3.2.6 FOR ANY EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF A SIMILAR NATURE CONNECTED WITH ART, ARTISTS OR THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF ART.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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