Finance Score: -9
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 1
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

COMPTON VERNEY FUND 

The preservation of Compton Verney (Compton Verney House Trust) and maintaining and supporting, for the benefit of the publice, the museum, gallery and education centre at Compton Verney
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates all of its income
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £11,208,653 available, equivalent to 81 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 14 years

01772430000

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/12/22£653£1,663£-1,011£0£40,916£11,20980.900
31/12/21£735£1,671£-936£0£45,207£11,90985.500
31/12/20£630£1,583£-953£0£41,278£10,58880.300
31/12/19£793£1,703£-910£0£40,472£10,37673.100
31/12/18£859£2,415£-1,556£0£36,925£8,78943.700
31/12/17£12,127£1,818£10,309£299£40,530£11,85078.200
31/12/16£961£1,879£-918£0£28,172£0n/a00
31/12/15£992£1,470£-478£28£25,245£0n/a00
31/12/14£1,013£1,462£-449£28£25,804£0n/a00
31/12/13£971£1,460£-489£28£25,126£0n/a00
31/12/12£503£1,432£-929£26£23,528£0n/a10
31/12/11£472£1,440£-968£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£25,278£1,203£24,076£14£25,518£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 27%
Reserves/Spending: 80.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 24 months
Quick Ratio: 97.7
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Warwickshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

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 - Compton Verney's Landscape, a canvas for future growth
£150,000 01/04/2019
£1.6bn invested in the key arts and culture infrastrucure organisations in England for a 4 year period
DCMS - Building sustainable infrastructure in Compton Verney Park
£120,000 01/04/2018
Building sustainable infrastructure in Compton Verney Park
DCMS - Compton Verney's Landscape a canvas for future growth
£150,000 01/04/2018
Compton Verney's Landscape a canvas for future growth
DCMS - Compton Verney's Landscape a canvas for future growth
£37,500 01/04/2018
To support Compton Verney's Landscape a canvas for future growth
DCMS - DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund
£36,000 01/04/2017
The DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund has four objectives: to increase the number of artefacts on display, to improve physical access to collections, to improve access for disabled ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/03/2010, number: 1134907
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

7 FERRY ROAD
OFFICE PARK
FERRY ROAD
PRESTON
PR2 2YH

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE PURPOSES OF1 THE PRESERVATION OF COMPTON VERNEY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; AND2 MAINTAINING AND SUPPORTING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE MUSEUM, GALLERY AND EDUCATION CENTRE AT COMPTON VERNEY

Defined Area of Benefit:

COMPTON VERNEY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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