Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

LITTLEBOROUGH ARTS FESTIVAL

To advance the appreciation, education and involvement in the arts in Littleborough for the public benefit, in particular but not exclusively, by the provision of an arts festival, workshops and public concerts.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • The Board is predominantly female

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
31/12/23£27£22£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£32£26£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£18£18£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£11£7£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£11£11£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17*£7£12£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£7£6£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£6£10£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£9£8£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

littleboroughartsfestival.co.uk

ann@littleboroughartsfestival.org.uk

07747 777759

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Rochdale,
Who it helps
  • 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
DCMS - Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants
£25,274 02/03/2022
National Lottery Project Grants is our open access programme for arts, libraries and museums projects. The fund supports thousands of individual artists, community and cultural organisations.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Littleborough Arts Festival
£2,989 24/10/2020
We would like to host lantern-making workshops, to enable people to participate in the annual Lantern Parade.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANN HARRISON Appointed: 2020
  • CAROLINE JANE PHEASEY Appointed: 2022
  • CHRISTOPHER RAINHAM Appointed: 2019
  • HELEN CHICOT Appointed: 2020
  • MARYANNE ROYLE Appointed: 2021
  • NICOL KENNEDY Appointed: 2020
  • RICHARD JACKSON Appointed: 2020
  • ROSE BIBBY Appointed: 2020
  • STEPHANIE BESFORD Appointed: 2020
  • VICTORIA CLEGG Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/05/2014, number: 1156946
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR20: 2 days late, AR17: 2 days late,
Main office

46 Shore Road
LITTLEBOROUGH
Lancashire
OL15 9LG

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE APPRECIATION,EDUCATION AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE ARTS IN LITTLEBOROUGH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT,IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY,BY THE PROVISION OF AN ARTS FESTIVAL,WORKSHOPS AND PUBLIC CONCERTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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