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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Positive trading contribution: +2;Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

CONWAY HALL ETHICAL SOCIETY 

Education by means of providing public access to lectures, talks, courses, theatre, exhibitions, concerts and a library and archives. Management of the historic Conway Hall.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but very substantial unrestricted reserves are available
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
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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
31/07/23£1,039£1,182£-143£570£4,378£4,37844.5272
31/07/22£918£999£-81£458£4,437£4,43753.3201
31/07/21£803£848£-45£461£4,413£4,41362.4182
31/07/20£807£869£-61£448£4,445£4,38660.61510
31/07/19£894£973£-78£471£4,530£4,48755.41415
31/07/18£844£895£-51£479£4,600£4,55861.1120
31/07/17£845£931£-86£603£4,368£4,32555.7120
31/07/16£786£849£-63£548£4,329£4,28760.6130
31/07/15£798£851£-54£592£836£79311.2120
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 456.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 48.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 31%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 44.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0
Asset Split ?
Established: 10 years

www.conwayhall.org.uk

ceo@conwayhall.org.uk

02074051818

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 27 employees
  • 2 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
£242,824 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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Conway Hall
£46,300 13/08/2020
COVID-19 Conway Hall
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Conway Hall
£88,100 02/08/2017
Victorian Blogging – The Pamphleteers Who Dared to Dream of a Better World

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/03/2014, number: 1156033
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

CONWAY HALL
25 RED LION SQAURE
LONDON
WC1R 4RL

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF STUDY, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN HUMANIST ETHICAL PRINCIPLES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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