Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 2

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 11

ARTS CONNECTION - CYSWLLT CELF

To promote, maintain, improve and advance education and participation in the arts including, without limitation, the visual, performing and digital arts and the provision of recreational and leisure time activities with the view to improving the quality of life in local communities in Mid and North Wales and the Borders area.

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

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	£145	£137	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£124	£129	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£114	£87	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	£99	£125	£-26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19	£119	£116	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	£114	£123	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17	£110	£103	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16	£119	£134	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15	£142	£159	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14	£148	£147	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13	£170	£158	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12	£200	£198	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11	£153	£121	£33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 14 years
(30 years as a company)

https://artsconnection.org.uk

sian@artsconnection.org.uk

07814523521

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

General Community services

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Powys, Wrexham,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
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
National Lottery Community Fund - All Together Now
£4,875	08/09/2021	The project will use the funding to to revitalise a piece of outdoor space so it can be used by the community whilst creating a sense of community spirit with art workshops and events.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Arts Connection - Cyswllt Celf - 01/03/21
£1,000	12/03/2021	Masquerade
National Lottery Community Fund - Arts Abode
£9,864	30/09/2020 14	Arts Connection - Cyswllt Celf in Powys will help improve the wellbeing and confidence of vulnerable individuals through a series of creative workshops. £9864 will fund artists management and ....more Arts Connection - Cyswllt Celf in Powys will help improve the wellbeing and confidence of vulnerable individuals through a series of creative workshops. £9864 will fund artists management and materials. Bydd Cyswllt Celf ym Mhowys yn helpu i wella lles a hyder unigolion sy'n agored i niwed drwy gyfres o weithdai creadigol. Bydd £9864 yn ariannu artistiaid rheolwyr a deunyddiau.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Arts Connection
£10,000	20/09/2018	The Warring Arts - how the end of the war changed art and culture forever
National Lottery Community Fund - Hiraeth - Longing
£10,000	09/08/2018 12	Project Summary :_x000D_ Arts Connection - Cyswllt Celf will use the grant to host a series of arts sessions for refugees, designed to give them a platform for their stories and help them to build ....more Project Summary :_x000D_ Arts Connection - Cyswllt Celf will use the grant to host a series of arts sessions for refugees, designed to give them a platform for their stories and help them to build relationships with local community members._x000D_ What Money is for :_x000D_ This grant for £10,000 will fund artist fees, materials, venue hire, and management fees.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Arts Connection
£10,000	27/02/2014	Generations On - What the Great War Meant to Us

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 30-63

ANGELA CONTESTABILE (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Public Affairs Manager

GLYN ALFRED OWEN TANSLEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Radio Producer

JOHN PAUL HEXTALL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Manager

MARK HARDING Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Play Worker

MARTIN DUCKERS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Youth Worker

MIRANDA GLEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Charity Worker

THOMAS EDWARDS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Social Worker

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/04/2010, number: 1135641
Registered at Companies House on 23/03/1994, number: 02911716

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management 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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

13 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from A VOICE FOR YOU LIMITED on 07/06/2022

Main office

Y Dolydd
LLANFYLLIN
Powys
SY22 5LD

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, VISUAL ARTS, PERFORMING ARTS AND DIGITAL ARTS IN MID AND NORTH WALES AND THE BORDERS AREA.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MID AND NORTH WALES AND THE BORDERS AREA.

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