Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 3

KOTATSU JAPANESE ANIMATION FESTIVAL

Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival, founded in 2010 is an annual festival presenting and celebrating the best of Japan's distinctive anime independent short films and mainstream feature films as well as educational workshops for children and people of all ages. Activities are normally held at two of Wales' leading arts venues, in Cardiff and Aberystwyth, while some may be hosted online.

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 including the Government

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/11/22	£12,425	£17,625	£-5,200	4
30/11/21	£21,453	£15,180	£6,273	2
30/11/20	£17,609	£14,400	£3,209	1

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

http://www.kotatsufestival.com/

info@kotatsufestival.com

07597929989

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Cardiff, Ceredigion,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
4 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
National Lottery Community Fund - 11th Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival
£10,000	29/07/2021	Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival will use £10000 to provide animation workshops and Japanese cultural activities for people of all ages and cultures in Cardiff and Aberystwyth.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

LOUISE SHAZEELA BEER Appointed: 2019

RAHUL DAVID SETHI Appointed: 2019

ROBIN LYONS Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: ITALIAN CULTURAL CENTRE WALES,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/01/2020, number: 1187288

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

21 CORONATION STREET
TRETHOMAS
CAERPHILLY
CF83 8DL

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE ART AND CULTURE OF JAPAN BY HOLDING A FESTIVAL OF JAPANESE ANIMATED FILMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

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