Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE ROPEWALK (BARTON) LTD 

The Ropewalk (Barton) charity run The Ropewalk Arts Centre and Museum in Barton upon Humber.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£257,094£281,046£-23,95223
31/03/22£261,000£230,000£31,00037
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

WWW.THE-ROPEWALK.CO.UK

liz@the-ropewalk.co.uk

01652660380

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • North Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 23 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Ropewalk
£2,129 23/10/2021
The Ropewalk aims to run a variety of artist led workshops and regular classes for older people, providing opportunities for making new friends, socialising and getting creative.
DCMS - National Portfolio Organisations
£68,313 31/03/2021
We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where ....more
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund - Grants programme
£32,643 31/03/2021
Financial support for cultural organisations that were financially stable before Covid-19, but were at imminent risk of failure.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-78
  • NEIL KING Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director
  • ANN WALLIS (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Freelance Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/04/2021, number: 1194056
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/08/2020, number: 12830491
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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
2 returns made; AR23: 11 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ST-ART on 15/09/2022
Main office

The Ropewalk
Maltkiln Road
Barton Upon Humber
North Lincs
DN185JT

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION IN, THE ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE, AND SCIENCE, IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY:A) THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM RELATING TO INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE AND ITS AND PERMANENT COLLECTIONS, INCLUDING BY ACQUIRING SUITABLE OBJECTS FOR THE COLLECTIONS;B) PROMOTING AND EXHIBITING WORKS OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND PROVIDING GALLERY SPACE FOR THE PUBLIC DISPLAY OF WORK

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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