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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

SCREEN ACADEMY FOUNDATION

The Screen Academy Foundation is a proactive funder dedicated to advancing the education of pupils at the London Screen Academy, East London Arts & Music and other schools with similar values and with a focus on education in the creative industries.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
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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
31/08/23£2,820£2,212£608£0£1,438£4732.630
31/08/22£1,659£1,834£-175£34£830£4302.830
31/08/21*£1,894£1,281£613£1£1,005£4414.130
31/08/20£2,729£2,337£392£23£392£2801.410
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 33%
Reserves/Spending: 2.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 5.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 5 years

daniels@sopherco.com

02082070602

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Screen Academy Foundation
£8,333 01/03/2023
Cost of living supplementary grant
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Screen Academy Foundation
£250,000 02/07/2021
Funding will support student meals and teaching and coaching using innovative technologies with the aim of making London Screen Academy's education truly accessible to talented young people from across the UK.

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:
  • DANIEL RICHARD MURAD SOPHER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Accountant
  • DAVID JONATHAN HEYMAN Appointed: 2019
  • ERIC FELLNER CBE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Film Producer
  • MICHAEL GREGG WILSON CBE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: None
  • NISHY LALL Appointed: 2020
  • SARAH LAZARIDES Appointed: 2019
  • SONITA CHARLENE ALLEYNE OBE Appointed: 2024
  • WILLIAM FREDERICK KENNARD Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/06/2019, number: 1183889
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR21: 22 days late,
Main office

Sopher & Co
Unit 5
Elstree Gate
Elstree Way
Borehamwood
WD6 1JD

Objectives

3.1.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT THE LONDON SCREEN ACADEMY, EAST LONDON ARTS AND MUSIC AND OTHER SCHOOLS WITH SIMILAR VALUES AND WITH A FOCUS ON EDUCATION IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES (INCLUDING THE PERFORMING ARTS) (THE SCHOOLS) IN SUCH WAYS AS THECHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY:(A) PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOLS;(B) AWARDING TO SUCH PUPILS SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TENABLE AT THE SCHOOLS; AND(C) PROVIDING THEIR EDUCATION, OR PROVIDING FOR THEM TO UNDERTAKE TRAVEL IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT EDUCATION OR TO PREPARE FOR ENTRY TO ANY OCCUPATION, TRADE OR PROFESSION ON LEAVING THE SCHOOLS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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