Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 10
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

BACK TO OURS ARTS LIMITED

To deliver outstanding arts cultural experiences with and for the people of Hull, and also regionally, nationally and internationally. Targeting people and places of least arts engagement but open and welcoming to all. Offering opportunities to participate in the arts in different ways, including as audiences, participants/learners and as volunteers/hub members
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

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 ?

Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£112£85£27n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

http://www.backtoours.co.uk

team@backtoours.co.uk

07442205524

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Riding Of Yorkshire, Kingston Upon Hull City,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

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 Community Fund£293,771
Esmee Fairbairn£104,500
National Lottery Heritage Fund£10,000
Two Ridings Community Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Back to Ours Arts Limited
£10,000 04/05/2023
Portals Through Time
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Back to Ours Arts Limited
£9,500 20/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Back to Ours Arts Limited
£95,000 24/08/2022
Towards unrestricted core costs for developing stronger, vibrant communities in Hull, through resident-led, hyper-local arts programming
National Lottery Community Fund - Bransholme Chat Continuation
£283,832 22/07/2022
his project will support the local community in particular those on the Bransholme Estate the funding will allow BTO to provide a community space for all ages to come together and form relationships. It aims to provide a safe place for residents to ....more
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Queen's Platinum Jubliee Shindig
£10,000 28/03/2022
Funding for staff, circus, equipment, accessible portaloos and other support costs for a jubilee celebration event for older, isolated and other at-risk adults in a disadvantaged area of Hull.
National Lottery Community Fund - Shindig on your Doorstep
£9,939 25/02/2022
The funding will be used to deliver a support service for older vulnerable and disabled people and their carers. The project will include befriending phone calls visits and entertainment with the aim of reducing isolation and improving mental health ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-63
  • AIDAN LESSER-MOOR Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Capital Programme Manager
  • DAVID WATSON JNR (Chair) Appointed: 2023
  • KAREN ANN AMA OKRA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Community Support Worker
  • MALCOLM RAYMOND SCRIVENER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Financial Controller
  • NEIL RICHARD FRANKLIN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Solicitor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/02/2022, number: 1197763
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/04/2021, number: 13337774
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Enterprise Centre
University of Hull
Cottingham Road
Hull
HU6 7RX

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS, ESPECIALLY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTS, PERFORMANCE, MUSIC, DRAMA, POETRY, CRAFT AND MEDIA ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BY?(A) ENCOURAGING AND FACILITATING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS IN THE DISTRICT OF KINGSTON UPON HULL AND REGIONALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY;(B) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE APPRECIATION AND PRACTICE OF THE ARTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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