Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 9
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

SHAPE LONDON

- To promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the public in the arts generally and in particular by educational plays production and encouragement of the Arts including the arts of drama, mime, dance, singing and music- Provision for facilities for recreation to disabled or aged persons- To promote the relief of people with disability- Works throughout London and rest of UK
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are unusually 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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£657£644£13£0£279£1372.650
31/03/22£1,320£1,574£-254£0£266£1991.5100
31/03/21£2,064£1,686£378£1£521£2201.680
31/03/20£923£1,063£-140£6£143£440.585
31/03/19£1,873£1,871£2£0£283£880.61010
31/03/18£1,625£1,742£-117£10£281£1160.8140
31/03/17£1,993£1,973£20£8£398£1671160
31/03/16£1,381£1,413£-31£11£378£1591.4150
31/03/15£1,645£1,566£79£181£409£1060.8180
31/03/14£1,390£1,386£4£177£330£1591.4180
31/03/13£1,011£1,344£-333£150£326£2262230
31/03/12£1,242£1,167£75£142£659£4564.7220
31/03/11*£1,198£1,154£45£138£584£4504.7210
31/03/10£903£890£13£186£539£4486170
31/03/09£1,283£1,258£24£221£526£4574.4170
31/03/08£1,565£1,383£182£195£501£3953.4190
31/03/07£1,128£1,009£119£124£319£2182.6190
31/03/06£1,092£978£114n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£1,065£1,004£61n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£959£1,028£-69n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 49%
Reserves/Spending: 2.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 3.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 45 years

www.shapearts.org.uk

info@shapearts.org.uk

02074247330

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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
DCMS£475,458
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£200,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£80,000
The Foyle Foundation£33,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000 01/03/2024
as project funding for the Adam Reynolds Award programme 2024/25, supporting mid career disabled artists
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£30,000 24/06/2022
24
Adam Reynolds Award 2022-24
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£13,500 21/04/2022
towards 'Emergent' - a new programme supporting emerging disabled artists using hybrid (mixed digital and physical) approaches to delivery in partnership with BALTIC, Gateshead (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
DCMS - CRF20 NDACA
£58,900 14/10/2020
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£200,000 14/09/2020
12
Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,900 18/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Shape Arts
£4,000 01/04/2020
COVID-19 community grants wave 2 grant from the Finance & Governance department
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018-2022
£291,824 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 the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has ....more
DCMS - Shape London
£69,834 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Shape London
£45,000 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£50,000 14/02/2020
24
Adam Reynolds Award 2020-22
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£30,000 02/10/2017
24
The Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary
Spirit of 2012 - Unlimited Impact 2017-2020
£475,000 28/09/2016
An arts commissioning programme that enables new work by emerging disabled artists. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Shape
£39,000 23/09/2015
24
£39,000 over two years (2 x £19,500) towards the costs of the Shape Programme Coordinator delivering the charity’s Audiences scheme to improve the accessibility of arts venues across London.
Spirit of 2012 - Unlimited Impact 2013-2016
£499,996 18/03/2014
Deepening discussion and debate around disability arts, supporting new talent and unlocking arts venues to showcase quality art by disabled people. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Shape Arts
£90,000 17/07/2013
Towards the salary of two programme co-ordinator posts working on the Arts and Partnership programme.
National Lottery Community Fund - Inspiring Futures
£299,557 01/07/2013
36
This is a new project by Shape London (SL) which aims to effectively connect with disabled young people (DYP) to raise their aspirations and increase their employment knowledge and skills. The project accommodates a wide range of disabilities, ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Shape Diamonds
£60,000 27/06/2011
24
This project will use the funding to provide disabled people in London the support they need to get out and about and enjoy the events and celebrations associated with the Diamond Jubilee and 2012 Olympic Games. The project will organise visits to ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-70
  • AMANDA STEWART Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • JAMES HODGSON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Artistic Director / Assistant Manager Cultural
  • JENNIFER ELIZABETH CLARKE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Solicitor
  • JON TIBBITS-SMYTH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Senior Audit Manager
  • JONATHAN CHARLES MCKEAND DUNICLIFF Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • MICHELLE DUXBURY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Artist
  • OWEN KIMM Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Marketing And Communications Manager
  • ROBERT DAVIES Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Solicitor
  • TONY HEATON (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Sculptor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/12/1979, number: 279184
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/12/1979, number: 01468164
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • 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; AR11: 2 days late, AR04: 52 days late,
Main office

Bucks Culture Office
Buckinghamshire New University
Queen Alexandra Road
HIGH WYCOMBE
Buckinghamshire
HP11 2JZ

Objectives

(a) To promote and advance the education of the public and the advancement of arts, culture and heritage, in particular by the production of materials, commissions and programmes for the encouragement, engagement and leadership of disabled people in the creative industries and arts, culture and heritage including (but not limited to) the visual and performing arts, literature, media, the graphic arts, the digital arts, sculpture and design, and for the removal of barriers for disabled people generally in arts, culture and heritage. (b) To advance the health of disabled people by the provision of services and facilities which promote their well-being.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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