Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Volatile income: -3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 9

WAVENDON ALL MUSIC PLAN LIMITED

Wavendon Allmusic Plan provides a centre of musical activity for the purposes of the promotion of education in, and appreciation of, good music of all kinds amongst persons of all ages and social backgrounds.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

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
31/03/23		£3,002	£2,585	£417	£143	£5,568	£2,264	10.5	17	187
31/03/22?	*	£1,957	£1,446	£510	£77	£5,151	£2,250	18.7	34	249
30/09/21?	*	£3,508	£2,495	£1,013	£60	£4,641	£1,887	9.1	17	240
31/03/20		£2,776	£2,748	£28	£327	£3,628	£1,197	5.2	41	306
31/03/19		£4,101	£3,840	£260	£310	£3,600	£1,358	4.2	43	357
31/03/18		£2,877	£2,818	£59	£334	£3,340	£1,350	5.7	43	0
31/03/17		£3,590	£3,578	£12	£361	£3,281	£1,260	4.2	24	0
31/03/16		£2,797	£2,789	£8	£355	£3,269	£1,202	5.2	24	0
31/03/15		£3,716	£3,572	£144	£447	£3,261	£1,223	4.1	49	0
31/03/14	*	£2,617	£2,547	£69	£414	£3,117	£1,062	5	49	0
31/03/13		£3,205	£3,058	£146	£443	£3,048	£945	3.7	49	0
31/03/12		£2,622	£2,531	£90	£419	£2,901	£898	4.3	49	0
31/03/11		£3,223	£3,021	£202	£622	£2,811	£777	3.1	47	0
31/03/10	*	£2,227	£2,152	£74	£490	£2,609	£549	3.1	42	0
31/03/09		£2,099	£1,980	£119	£346	£2,535	£449	2.7	40	0
31/03/08		£2,198	£1,807	£391	£246	£2,415	£315	2.1	35	0
31/03/07		£2,250	£1,731	£519	£287	£2,025	£261	1.8	33	0
31/03/06?		£363	£74	£289	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/05		£259	£131	£128	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/04		£343	£316	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 35%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 41%
Reserves/Spending: 10.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 3.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 54 years

www.stables.org

stables@stables.org

07769703303

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Bedford, Buckinghamshire, Central Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

17 employees
187 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
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
£443,780	27/10/2021	To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further ....more To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further funding in order to be able to operate on a viable and sustainable basis by 31 March 2022.
DCMS - The Stables NPO Application
£386,201	01/04/2020	The wider aim of the scheme is: 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 ....more The wider aim of the scheme is: 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 everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. Between 2018 and 2022, we will invest £1.45 billion of public money from government and an estimated £860 million from the National Lottery to help deliver this vision.
DCMS - The Stables CRF Application
£847,013	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Cultural Capital Kickstart Fund
£141,392	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - The Stables - Culture Recovery Fund 2
£256,241	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	29/05/2019	The Paradis Files
DCMS - The Stables NPO Application
£379,223	01/04/2019	£1.6bn invested in the key arts and culture infrastrucure organisations in England for a 4 year period
DCMS - Mini Refurbishment & Enviornmental Enhancements
£250,000	01/04/2018	Mini Refurbishment & Enviornmental Enhancements
DCMS - The Stables NPO Application
£379,223	01/04/2018	The Stables NPO Application
DCMS - The Stables NPO Application
£94,806	01/04/2018	To support The Stables NPO Application

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 36-68

DONNA BEVERLEY HARRINGTON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Part-Time Lecturer Accounting

DAME ANN GERALDINE LIMB DBE DL Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeships: THE CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON INSTITUTE, LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALES, THE STABLES THEATRE LIMITED,

LAL TAWNEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Management Consultant & Director, Other trusteeship: THE STABLES THEATRE LIMITED,

STEPHEN DAVID HASSON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Consultant

DAVID JOHN CHADWICK DANSKIN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeship: THE STABLES THEATRE LIMITED,

DIPESH ASHOK TOSAR Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Lawyer, Other trusteeship: THE STABLES THEATRE LIMITED,

JAMES JOSEPH EDWARD RICE (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Lawyer, Other trusteeship: SOUTHWARK IRISH PENSIONERS PROJECT,

JULIA ANNE UPTON MBE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: ., Other trusteeships: The Milton Keynes Rose Trust, THE STABLES THEATRE LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/11/1970, number: 261645
Registered at Companies House on 14/05/1970, number: 00979681

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR22: 359 days late, AR21: 6 days late, AR14: 153 days late, AR10: 38 days late,

Main office

THE STABLES THEATRE LTD
STOCKWELL LANE
WAVENDON
MILTON KEYNES
MK17 8LU

Objectives

TO PROVIDE A CENTRE OF MUSICAL ACTIVITY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF GOOD MUSIC OF ALL KINGS AMONGST PERSONS OF ALL AGES AND SOCIAL BACKGROUND. (FOR DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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