Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 7

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -4

12+ Trustees: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 11

ROYAL SOCIETY OF SCULPTORS

Established over 100 years ago, the Society promotes excellence in the art and practice of sculpture. It aims to inspire, inform and engage everyone with sculpture and to support sculptors' development of their practice to the highest professional standards.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,166,468 available, equivalent to 48 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£602	£289	£313	£0	£2,113	£1,166	48.4	4	2
31/12/21	£652	£314	£338	£0	£1,800	£1,150	44	5	3
31/12/20	£357	£297	£60	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/12/19	£466	£371	£95	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/12/18	£311	£432	£-121	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	20
31/12/17	£416	£285	£132	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£305	£338	£-33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£295	£467	£-173	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£561	£400	£161	£26	£1,506	£1,111	33.4	5	0
31/12/13	£609	£303	£306	£17	£1,344	£1,013	40.2	3	0
31/12/12	£279	£207	£72	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£222	£209	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£233	£221	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	£229	£236	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08	£247	£198	£49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	£144	£169	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	£146	£159	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£154	£148	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£174	£170	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 55%
Reserves/Spending: 48.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 5.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 61 years
(119 years as a company)

www.sculptors.org.uk

info@sculptors.org.uk

02073738615

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

4 employees
2 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

The Foyle Foundation	£75,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£75,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£9,900

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£25,000	21/04/2022	towards additional repairs urgently required to save Dora House
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£50,000	16/09/2021	towards urgent repairs to Dora House, the home of Royal Society of Sculptors (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£75,000	16/07/2021	Saving Dora House
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Society of Sculptors
£9,900	05/02/2020	Opening the doors on Dora House's past through virtual reality
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Society of Sculptors
£9,000	29/03/2019	Cecil Thomas: Soldier Sculptor

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 54-79

ALMUTH TEBBENHOFF VPRBS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Artist

ANDREA GEILE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Artist

BARBARA BEYER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Sculptor

JANE REEVES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lawyer

LAURA FORD (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Sculptor

MARK LOWRIE BURCH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Finance Director

MARK RICHARDS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Sculptor

PROFESSOR ANDREW STONYER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Sculptor

REBECCA NEWNHAM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Sculptor

SIMON HITCHENS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Artist

BILL PRICE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Engineer

EDWINA SASSOON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired Art Consultant, Other trusteeship: THE GARDEN MUSEUM,

GORDON WATSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: PUBLIC ARTS,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/01/1963, number: 212513
Registered at Companies House on 14/01/1905, number: 00083239

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

Linked charity: FEODORA GLEICHEN MEMORIAL FUND
Linked charity: ANNUAL BEST WORK OF THE YEAR FUND
Linked charity: GOLD MEDAL FUND
27/02/2017 - Asset transfer in from THE CONSTANCE FUND
26/07/2021 - Asset transfer in from PUBLIC MONUMENTS AND SCULPTURE ASSOCIATION

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from PUBLIC MONUMENTS AND SCULPTURE ASSOCIATION on 26/07/2021

Main office

108, OLD BROMPTON ROAD
LONDON
SW7 3RA

Objectives

THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE ART OF SCULPTURE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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