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Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 9
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

SAFFRON HALL TRUST 

THE CHARITY PRODUCES A FULL PROGRAMME OF ARTISTIC PRESENTATIONS AT SAFFRON HALL.THE CONCERTS ARE ATTRACTING AUDIENCES TO HIGH QUALITY EVENTS FROM THE SURROUNDING AREA AND BEYOND STRETCHING INTO CAMBRIDGE AND THE BORDERING COUNTIES. PERFORMERS INVITED BY SAFFRON HALL TRUST ARE ENGAGING WITH STUDENTS FROM SAFFRON ACADEMY TRUST PRINCIPALLY IN THE FORM OF MASTERCLASSES
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • 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:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £211,790 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
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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
31/08/22£1,654£1,842£-188£106£-119£-212-1.44565
31/08/21£1,242£983£259£87£70£-64-0.84255
31/08/20£1,112£1,261£-149£55£-189£-196-1.95480
31/08/19*£1,283£1,520£-237£151£-40£-40-0.34780
31/08/18£1,197£1,352£-154£69£197£1971.84860
31/08/17£1,452£1,325£128£110£352£3523.2460
31/08/16£1,498£1,520£-22£53£224£2241.8440
31/08/15£1,332£1,107£225£6£246£2462.780
31/08/14£472£451£21£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 130%
Liabilities/Income: 31%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 178%
Reserves/Spending: -1.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 11 years

www.saffronhall.com

info@saffronhall.com

01799588530

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Financial support to the poor
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 45 employees
  • 65 volunteers

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£365,000
John Ellerman Foundation£100,000
The Foyle Foundation£35,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£35,000 29/11/2022
towards ongoing costs over the next 12 months (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
£120,000 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 ....more
DCMS - Saffron Hall Trust
£245,000 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 29/11/2019
Saffron Hall 19/20 Season Embedding Artistic Excellence in the Community and Region
John Ellerman Foundation - Core costs
£100,000 23/05/2019
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Towards core costs to increase commissioning and enable new work to become integral to Saffron Hall
Essex Community Foundation - Saffron Hall: transforming lives through the arts and culture
£4,700 17/03/2017
2
To initiate a programme of participatory music for the Melbourne Project in Chelmsford

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 51-78
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/09/2013, number: 1153685
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/05/2013, number: 08534643
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR19: 23 days late,
Main office

Saffron Hall Trust, Council Offices
London Road
Essex
CB11 4ER

Objectives

3.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR MUSIC, OPERA, THEATRE AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTS, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR:(A)FACILITIES TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATION PROVIDED TO STUDENTS ATTENDING SCHOOLS THAT ARE PART OF THE SAFFRON ACADEMY TRUST AND OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE LOCAL AREA; (B) FACILITIES FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF MUSIC, OPERA, THEATRE AND OTHER ART FORMS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC; AND (C) FACILITIES FOR REHEARSALS, WORKSHOPS, MASTERCLASSES, EXHIBITIONS, RECORDINGS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES; AND 3.2 TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF SAFFRON WALDEN AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES AND SERVICES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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