Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 5

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 7

THE BLAKE COTTAGE TRUST

The Charity's objects are restricted specifically to the promotion, encouragement, maintenance, improvement and advancement of education of the public in the life and works of William Blake (1757-1827) and to equipping and maintaining his surviving homes, in particular the property located at 1 Blake's Road, Felpham, Bognor Regis, PO22 7EB, as a focal point for the study and appreciation thereof.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
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
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/10/22		£14	£14	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/10/21		£6	£4	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/10/20		£1	£5	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/10/19	*	£1	£5	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/10/18		£6	£5	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/17		£41	£35	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/16		£7	£18	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/15		£479	£2	£477	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

blakecottage.org

info@blakecottage.org

07579965945

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

City Of Westminster, West Sussex,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 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
Architectural Heritage Fund - Grant to The Blake Cottage Trust
£9,780	20/10/2021	Blake's Cottage

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 35-68

RICHARD GORDON MENZIES CLEMMOW Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Charity Trustee

SHARYN MAREE WORTMAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Contemporary Artist

ANTONIA LLOYD-JONES Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Literary Translator

DOUGLAS JAMES NICHOLLS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

JONATHAN DAVID MULLARD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Civil Servant

DAVID COWLING CLARKE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Consultant, Other trusteeship: THE HERITAGE CRAFTS ASSOCIATION,

DR CAMILA OLIVEIRA QUERINO Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Professor Of English, Other trusteeship: THE BLAKE SOCIETY AT ST. JAMES'S,

STEPHEN ORCHARD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: SHALBOURNE RECREATION GROUND,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/03/2015, number: 1160716
Registered at Companies House on 30/10/2014, number: 09288779

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR19: 5 days late,

Main office

1 Blake's Road
Felpham
Bognor Regis
West Sussex
PO22 7EB

Objectives

THE CHARITY?S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY TO THE PROMOTION, ENCOURAGEMENT, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE LIFE AND WORKS OF WILLIAM BLAKE AND TO EQUIPPING AND MAINTAINING HIS SURVIVING HOMES, IN PARTICULAR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1 BLAKE?S ROAD, FELPHAM, BOGNOR REGIS, PO22 7EB, AS A FOCAL POINT FOR THE STUDY AND APPRECIATION THEREOF.

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