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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

DEVIZES OUTDOOR CELEBRATORY ARTS

The provision of outdoor participatory arts projects for both the community of Devizes and Wiltshire. The charity provides arts and creative services to a range of people including local primary schools, community groups, and the community at large. DOCA works with and commissions artists on new and innovative projects for the community throughout the year.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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
30/04/24£222£218£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/23£178£178£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/22£191£137£53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/21£177£164£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/20?£177£164£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/18*£148£155£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/17?£142£138£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/15£182£163£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/14£135£140£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

www.docadevizes.org.uk

info@docadevizes.org.uk

07971546105

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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
Postcode Local Trust - The Peoples Community Arts Programme - a series of participatory workshops
£23,101 26/04/2022
We will buy materials for a series of free creative community workshops for all ages run by professionals, supported by volunteers,

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CLIFF EVANS Appointed: 2015
  • GRAHAM JOHN MARTIN Appointed: 2024
  • HELEN ANNE PRITCHARD Appointed: 2023
  • MARTIN DAVID REA Appointed: 2024
  • PETER CORBETT Appointed: 2022
  • TONY WOODISON Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/03/2014, number: 1156070
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR18: 125 days late,
Main office

Parnella House
23 Market Place
DEVIZES
Wiltshire
SN10 1JQ

Objectives

1. TO WORK WITHIN A LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT TO ADVANCE, PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE, EDUCATE AND DEVELOP APPRECIATION AND ENJOYMENT OF AND PARTICIPATION IN (VOLUNTARILY AND PROFESSIONALLY) OUTDOOR ARTS, INCLUDING CARNIVAL AND STREET ARTS; THEIR TRADITIONS, MUSIC, CRAFTS, PRESENTATION AND PURPOSE IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF AN ANNUAL PARTICIPATORY PROGRAMME COMPRISING ARTS WORKSHOPS, ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND BY THE PROMOTION AND ORGANISATION OF AN ARTISTIC PROGRAMME INCLUDING AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL, AND CARNIVAL AND CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE FOR THE COMMUNITY OF DEVIZES AND DISTRICT SPECIFICALLY, AND MORE WIDELY.2. TO ADVANCE ANY PURPOSE, WHICH IS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF DEVIZES AND SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVISION OF GRANTS AND FUNDING TO LOCAL CHARITIES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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