Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -5

Good trustee age range: +3
Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: -2

CARNIVAL VILLAGE TRUST

Advance the arts for the benefit of the public by but not limited to providing arts and community venues to facilitate activities such as but not limited to dance, theatre, music and carnival arts- Managing two arts based venues- Production and promotion of a variety of arts and carnival arts not only at the Tabernacle and the Yaa Centre but in the wider public realm.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
The Board composition appears to be rather static

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

Established: 16 years

www.carnivalvillage.org.uk

admin@carnivalvillage.org.uk

02072219700

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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		£3,061	£3,328	£-266	£2,275	£2,306	£2,239	8.1	50
31/03/22	*	£2,577	£2,488	£89	£1,329	£2,333	£2,333	11.3	12
31/03/21		£1,745	£1,788	£-43	£930	£2,138	£2,138	14.4	40
31/03/20		£2,441	£2,758	£-317	£1,882	£2,181	£2,181	9.5	69
31/03/19		£2,642	£2,788	£-146	£1,961	£2,499	£2,499	10.8	41
31/03/18	*	£1,458	£1,670	£-212	£980	£2,645	£2,645	19	31
31/03/17	*	£1,317	£1,653	£-336	£774	£2,857	£2,857	20.7	23
31/03/16	*	£1,471	£1,715	£-244	£380	£3,192	£3,192	22.3	22
31/03/15		£1,403	£1,662	£-259	£477	£3,418	£3,418	24.7	22
31/03/14		£1,387	£1,598	£-211	£1,158	£3,676	£3,676	27.6	11
31/03/13	*	£1,575	£1,609	£-33	£1,151	£3,950	£-211	-1.6	10
31/03/12	*	£2,099	£1,912	£187	£1,427	£3,984	£-109	-0.7	14
31/03/11	*	£3,223	£1,012	£2,211	£449	£3,787	£-32	-0.4	14
30/03/10?	*	£2,949	£1,373	£1,576	£452	£1,587	£110	1	12
30/09/09	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 140.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 68.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 8.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

50 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Capital Investment Programme
£245,000	04/03/2022	The Capital Investment Programme is an open access programme to support cultural organisations to adjust buildings and equipment so that they can operate safely post-pandemic and improve access, ....more The Capital Investment Programme is an open access programme to support cultural organisations to adjust buildings and equipment so that they can operate safely post-pandemic and improve access, seize on technological opportunities, and reduce environmental impact.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Carnival Village Trust
£7,500	17/06/2020	£7,500 towards costs as outlined in your application excluding tabernacle seniors celebration.
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£407,360	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 ....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 - Carnival Village Trust
£250,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 25-80

ALAN EDWARDS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: VENUS BLAZING MUSIC TRUST,

ANSEL WONG CBE Appointed: 2013, Other trusteeships: PADDINGTON ARTS, SAVILE ROW ACADEMY, THE RUDOLPH WALKER FOUNDATION,

IAN COMFORT Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Ceo, Other trusteeship: EBONY STEELBAND TRUST,

IMANI WALKER - DOUGLAS Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Professional And Personal Development Coach

LAILA SHAH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Student

LEVI NAIDU MITCHELL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Youth Worker

MARY GENIS Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Artistic Director, Other trusteeship: READING REFOCUS,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/08/2008, number: 1125536
Registered at Companies House on 12/09/2007, number: 06368610

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR22: 6 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 171 days late, AR16: 87 days late, AR13: 36 days late, AR12: 258 days late, AR11: 205 days late, AR10: 224 days late, AR09: 415 days late,

Main office

THE TABERNACLE
34-35 POWIS SQUARE
LONDON
W11 2AY

Objectives

THE OBJECTS ARE TO ADVANCE THE ARTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROVIDING ARTS AND COMMUNITY VENUES TO FACILITATE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO DANCE, THEATRE, MUSIC AND CARNIVAL ART

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LONDON.

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