Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

ST IVES SCHOOL OF ART 

Advancing the education of the public in the appreciation and practice of the visual arts in particular but not exclusively by the establishment and maintenance of an art school in St Ives in the County of Cornwall
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are 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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

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£558£598£-40£35£181£1713.4190
31/12/21£530£501£29£36£221£2034.9330
31/12/20£397£381£16n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£450£458£-8n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/12/18£376£404£-28£0£0£0n/a01
31/12/17£346£332£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£321£269£53£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£280£223£57£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£227£184£42£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£187£152£35£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12*£82£99£-17£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 53%
Liabilities/Income: 36%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 3.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.7
Asset Split ?
Established: 12 years

www.schoolofpainting.co.uk

info@schoolofpainting.co.uk

01736 797180

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cornwall, Italy,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 19 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Culture Camp Youth Project
£3,500 15/08/2019
12
Culture Camp Youth Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 43-63
  • JULIE WOOD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Hr Manager (Retired)
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/04/2012, number: 1146825
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/12/2011, number: 07871063
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR12: 21 days late,
Main office

ST. IVES SCHOOL OF PAINTING
PORTHMEOR STUDIOS
BACK ROAD WEST
ST. IVES
TR26 1NG

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE APPRECIATION AND PRACTICE OF THE VISUAL ARTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ART SCHOOL IN ST IVES IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL.?

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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