Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 4

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +4

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 several prominent grant makers recently
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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
31/08/22		£1,659	£1,834	£-175	£34	£830	£430	2.8	3
31/08/21	*	£1,894	£1,281	£613	£1	£1,005	£441	4.1	3
31/08/20		£2,729	£2,337	£392	£23	£392	£280	1.4	1

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 52%
Reserves/Spending: 2.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 30.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 5 years

daniels@sopherco.com

02082070602

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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 works here?

3 employees

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
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 ....more 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 (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees:

NISHY LALL Appointed: 2020

DAVID JONATHAN HEYMAN Appointed: 2019

SARAH LAZARIDES Appointed: 2019

WILLIAM FREDERICK KENNARD Appointed: 2022

DANIEL RICHARD MURAD SOPHER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Accountant, Other trusteeships: THE MONTEFIORE ENDOWMENT, FILMS WITHOUT BORDERS,

ERIC FELLNER CBE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Film Producer, Other trusteeships: BFI TRUST, FILM NATION UK,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/06/2019, number: 1183889

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 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.

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