Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 8

Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 12

HOFESH SHECHTER COMPANY LTD

Hofesh Shechter Company aims to advance the arts and culture for the benefit of the general public by promoting in the UK and internationally modern dance and other art forms including films and music with reference to performances and the work of Hofesh Shechter:and to advance the education of young people, dance practitioners and public through the provision of workshops,classes and performances

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually 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 gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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
31/03/23	£1,980	£1,878	£101	£90	£856	£567	3.6	33
31/03/22	£1,738	£1,674	£63	£89	£755	£755	5.4	24
31/03/21	£1,669	£1,302	£367	£70	£692	£692	6.4	25
31/03/20	£1,658	£1,577	£80	£80	£324	£324	2.5	28
31/03/19	£2,011	£1,946	£66	£96	£244	£244	1.5	27
31/03/18	£1,741	£1,769	£-27	£114	£179	£179	1.2	23
31/03/17	£1,183	£1,167	£17	£53	£206	£206	2.1	23
31/03/16	£1,902	£1,909	£-6	£101	£189	£189	1.2	33
31/03/15	£1,507	£1,497	£10	£68	£195	£195	1.6	28
31/03/14	£1,590	£1,588	£2	£73	£186	£186	1.4	27
31/03/13	£1,354	£1,245	£110	£54	£184	£184	1.8	24
31/03/12	£1,357	£1,355	£2	£36	£74	£74	0.7	20
31/03/11	£956	£967	£-11	£34	£72	£72	0.9	17
31/03/10	£986	£903	£83	£9	£83	£31	0.4	11

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 36%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 66%
Reserves/Spending: 3.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 15 years

www.hofesh.co.uk

info@hofesh.co.uk

02037017490

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

Provides services

Where it operates

Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Throughout England, Turkey, United States,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
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	£433,149
John Ellerman Foundation	£120,000
Esmee Fairbairn	£30,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£15,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	09/12/2022	Shechter Moves - Building new UK partnerships to deliver a new Learning Strategy
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
£123,414	22/10/2021	To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further funding in order to be able to operate on a ....more To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further funding in order to be able to operate on a viable and sustainable basis by 31 March 2022.
John Ellerman Foundation - Shechter II 2022 and 2024 Talent Development Programme costs
£120,000	25/03/2021	Shechter II 2022 and 2024 Talent Development Programme costs
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Hofesh Shechter
£30,000	05/05/2020 6	towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
DCMS - ACE CRF
£250,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund Grants - Round 2
£59,735	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	29/04/2019	Implementation of a New Programming Strand to reach more regional audiences
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£25,000	25/04/2019	towards one year support for a new programming strand Shechter II to develop mid-scale dance to tour for regional audiences
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Hofesh Shechter
£120,000	06/03/2019 24	Towards core costs to support a new programming model to develop and grow UK audiences for mid-scale dance touring
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Hofesh Shechter
£110,000	27/08/2014	Towards the company's participation programme, including a contribution to the salary of a participation producer.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Hofesh Shechter
£49,600	05/05/2011	Towards the salaries to manage and plan the company's participatory programme.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 62-73

GERARD ANTHONY LEMOS (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Lemos & Crane Social Research, Partner:Paymentsuk,

MARTINE SIMMONDS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Management Consultant

PAUL BURGER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Music Executive

STEVEN ANTHONY FOGEL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Chairman

THERESA BEATTIE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Dance Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/06/2009, number: 1130255
Registered at Companies House on 30/10/2008, number: 06737326

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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

Filing Record

14 returns made; all on time

Main office

Somerset House
LONDON

Objectives

3.1 TO ADVANCE THE ARTS AND CULTURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BYPROMOTING IN THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY MODERN DANCE AND OTHER ART FORMSINCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FILMS AND MUSIC WITH PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVEREFERENCE TO TOURING PERFORMANCES AND TO THE WORK OF HOFESH SHECHTER; AND3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE, DANCE PRACTITIONERS AND THE GENERALPUBLIC WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE ARTISTIC WORK OF THE CHARITY ANDPARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS, CLASSESAND PERFORMANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY

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