Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 22 ?

DIVERSE CITY

We advocate for and model equality and diversity in public life and culture. We capture the diversity of Human experience in unique shows where disabled and non-disabled people perform as equals and we champion access to inclusive social and cultural experiences for every body. Our work overturns inequalities by uncovering and amplifying hidden talent and marginalised voices for the benefit of all
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending since inception
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • 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 age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/03/23£1,353£1,757£-404£93£899£6444.4171
31/03/22£1,184£960£224£98£1,302£7339.2160
31/03/21£1,538£704£835£110£1,078£70011.9150
31/03/20£882£911£-29£96£243£2343.1140
31/03/19£768£532£236£75£273£2485.6100
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 72%
Reserves/Spending: 4.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 2.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 7 years
(18 years as a company)

www.diversecity.org.uk

info@diversecity.org.uk

07952619763

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£455,383
Youth Music£29,775
Esmee Fairbairn£15,000
Dorset Community Foundation£7,200
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Youth Music - The Other Life I Lead' Inclusive Music Project
£29,775 25/04/2024
The Other Life I Lead' Inclusive Music Project
Dorset Community Foundation - Extraordinary Bodies Young Artists: Change Makers
£7,200 15/02/2023
Young members of Extraordinary Bodies Young Artists will perform self-devised theatre performances and workshops to challenge perceptions of disability and promote inclusive practice – at Dorset schools, at European Youth Theatre Festival and at ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Co-producing mainstream theatre partnerships
£4,500 18/01/2023
Diverse City is a performance company that aims to address a range of barriers to engage with the arts. This grant will support the company to develop better staff structures and a larger touring programme, in partnership with mainstream theatres, ....more
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
£69,940 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 funding in order to be able to operate on a ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£39,813 05/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Diverse City
£15,000 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
DCMS - In Public
£275,690 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Diverse City CRF - Transition
£69,940 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Co-producing mainstream theatre partnerships
£360,000 14/10/2019
48
To develop better staff structures and a larger touring programme, in partnership with mainstream theatres, that addresses barriers to engagement experienced by marginalised audiences, participants and artists.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Diverse City
£90,000 16/05/2018
36
Towards unrestricted core costs to develop the organisation’s business model and work towards achieving equal representation for artists with disabilities at all levels in UK performing arts.
National Lottery Community Fund - Diverse City Moving Forward
£8,152 03/05/2017
12
This funding will be used to provide a week long training programme for performing artists from disabled and non-disabled people. This will equip teachers and facilitators of the existing provision with skills to transform their courses and raise ....more
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to Diverse City London Ltd
£40,000 08/12/2016
24
Towards an integrated programme to place professional disabled artists in leadership roles tackling equal opportunity in performing arts.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Diverse City
£30,000 01/09/2014
Towards costs associated with developing integrated circus company Extraordinary Bodies.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Complete Freedom of Truth
£10,000 09/07/2014
12
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 30-65
  • AYAD AL-ANI Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Businessman
  • BEN JOHNSEN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • BERYL CATHERINE RICHARDS (Chair) Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Writer, Producer, Director
  • EMMA HUGHES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Project Co-Ordinator
  • JOSHUA WARD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Actor
  • JUDELINE NICHOLAS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Learning And Development Consultant
  • NAOMI BALDWIN WEBB Appointed: 2022
  • SOPHIE COTTLE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Freelance Theatre Maker
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/01/2018, number: 1176855
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/11/2006, number: 06004929
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

3 Manwell Drive
Swanage
BH19 2RB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (OBJECTS) ARE:(A) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THOSE WITH PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS, LEARNING DISABILITIES AND OTHERS EXPERIENCING BARRIERS TO LEARNING, DEVELOPMENT AND INCLUSION, BY (BUT NOT LIMITED TO):(I) THE PROVISION AND PROMOTION OF THE ARTS (INCLUDING BY PROMOTING THE WIDENING OF PARTICIPATION IN (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PERFORMING ARTS);(II) THE PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS, TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND COACHING IN THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PERFORMING ARTS;(III) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE ARTS AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;(B) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) AMONG INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF THEIR SOCIAL POSITION, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF PERFORMING ARTS, INCLUDING WIDENING PARTICIPATION IN PERFORMING ARTS.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE 3, SOCIALLY EXCLUDED MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF DISABILITY, POOR EDUCATIONAL SKILLS OR ATTAINMENT, RACE, ETHNIC ORIGIN, ECONOMIC STATUS, GENDER, SEXUALITY, AGE OR LEGAL STATUS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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