Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 17

Future income +5

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

Overall weighted support: +17

Overall GiG Score: 24

BRADFORD CULTURE COMPANY LIMITED

To promote the arts and heritage for the benefit of the public within the city of Bradford and to advance the arts, in particular the arts of performance, music, drama, poetry reading, sculpture, painting, handicrafts and all other associated arts, by encouraging public participation by supporting the arts and heritage sector through promotion, representation and development.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers including the Government recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
Why are there 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

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	*	£1,502	£888	£614	£0	£912	£816	11	6	0
31/03/22		£997	£698	£298	£0	£298	£298	5.1	7	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 89%
Reserves/Spending: 11 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 4.1

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 3 years

https://bradford2025.co.uk/

info@bradford2025.co.uk

01274800551

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Bradford City,

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

National Lottery Heritage Fund	£4,950,000
Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£300,000
Esmee Fairbairn	£250,000
The Foyle Foundation	£40,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to BRADFORD CULTURE COMPANY LIMITED
£250,000	08/05/2024 24	Towards core costs for the delivery of Magic Waiting Bradford UK city of Culture 20205 community engagement programme
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£40,000	30/04/2024	towards delivery of the Bassline Bradford Project
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Bradford 2025 City of Culture Community Engagement
£300,000	14/03/2024 24	Bradford Culture Company has been established to deliver the Bradford City of Culture programme in 2025. This will include large and small scale projects that will be delivered across the communities of the Bradford District, creating opportunity ....more Bradford Culture Company has been established to deliver the Bradford City of Culture programme in 2025. This will include large and small scale projects that will be delivered across the communities of the Bradford District, creating opportunity and enabling change. This grant will support their community engagement programme working with existing arts and culture organisations to develop skills, broaden their reach, and deliver new large-scale works co-created with communities.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bradford Culture Company Ltd
£4,950,000	11/05/2023	Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture Heritage Programme

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 34-68

ADEEBA MALIK Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Deputy Chief Executive

ALEXANDER JAMES HUDSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Editor

ARMOGHAN MOHAMMED Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Partner

CAROL DEWHURST Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive

DEBRA ALISON JUKES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor

DR ASIF QASIM Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Doctor

KERSTEN ENGLAND (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Executive

MARY DOWSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director Of Radio Station

MELANY PICKUP Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive

MOHAMMED KAMRAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Social Entrepreneur

PHIL BATTY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Project Director

RUTH IBEGBUNA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Ceo

SABBIYAH PERVEZ Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Journalist

SASHA BHAT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Programme Director

STUART MCKINNON-EVANS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chief Finance Office

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/05/2021, number: 1194599
Registered at Companies House on 25/11/2019, number: 12330027

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; AR23: 7 days late,

Main office

Schofield Sweeney Solicitors
Church Bank House
Church Bank
Bradford
BD1 4DY

Objectives

2.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND THE ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE CITY OF BRADFORD AND IN PARTICULAR THE ARTS OF PERFORMANCE, MUSIC, DRAMA, POETRY READING, SCULPTURE, PAINTING, HANDICRAFTS AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED ARTS;2.2 TO ADVANCE THE ARTS IN PARTICULAR THE ARTS OF PERFORMANCE, MUSIC, DRAMA, POETRY READING, SCULPTURE, PAINTING, HANDICRAFTS AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED ARTS, BY ENCOURAGING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE SAID ARTS AND BY THE PRESENTATION OF PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS AND FESTIVALS PROVIDED THAT THE PROMOTION OF SUCH FESTIVALS AND EVENTS IS UNDERTAKEN SOLELY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; AND2.3 TO PROMOTE THE ARTS AND HERITAGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC WITHIN THE CITY OF BRADFORD IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY SUPPORTING THE ARTS AND HERITAGE SECTOR THROUGH PROMOTION, REPRESENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT.

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