Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 3

Fundraising costs low: +3

No conflicts policy: -1
12+ Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

CANTERBURY THEATRE AND FESTIVAL TRUST

Kent's International Arts Festival.Year round education & outreach activities.Commissioning & producing new works of relevance to East Kent

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

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	£623	£650	£-28	£24	£504	£504	9.3	6	55
31/03/22	£454	£485	£-31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	55
31/03/21?	£448	£460	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	55
31/12/19	£632	£729	£-97	£6	£573	£570	9.4	7	70
31/12/18	£777	£794	£-17	£141	£578	£575	8.7	7	70
31/12/17	£781	£850	£-69	£85	£615	£612	8.6	7	0
31/12/16	£722	£747	£-25	£93	£658	£658	10.6	8	0
31/12/15	£934	£853	£82	£174	£642	£598	8.4	7	0
31/12/14	£851	£895	£-44	£212	£560	£540	7.2	7	0
31/12/13	£664	£741	£-77	£203	£602	£61	1	7	0
31/12/12	£871	£809	£62	£188	£676	£518	7.7	7	0
31/12/11	£879	£869	£9	£476	£612	£408	5.6	7	0
31/12/10	£960	£890	£70	£536	£605	£584	7.9	7	0
31/12/09	£737	£565	£171	£235	£531	£480	10.2	5	0
31/12/08	£833	£838	£-5	£433	£352	£337	4.8	6	0
31/12/07	£668	£563	£106	£189	£365	£301	6.4	8	0
31/12/06	£531	£472	£58	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£514	£493	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£445	£348	£97	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 9.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 3.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 44 years

www.canterburyfestival.co.uk

info@canterburyfestival.co.uk

01227452853

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

6 employees
55 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 - Canterbury Festival
£117,300	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-76

PROFESSOR ALISTAIR BORTHWICK Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Professor

ANDREW T IRONSIDE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: None

CAMILLA SWIRE Appointed: 2004, Occupation: None

CHRISTOPHER NICKOLS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

COLIN CARMICHAEL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeships: THE MAGNA CARTA TRUST, THE MARLOWE TRUST,

DR DAN LLOYD Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Lecturer

HUGH JOHN EDWARD SUMMERFIELD BA FCA, Other trusteeships: KENT COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, THE CANTERBURY FESTIVAL FOUNDATION,

HUGO BARTON Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Solicitor

HILARY RIVA OBE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

MR TONY WALDER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

PETER HERMITAGE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired Chief Constable

DR KATE ELISABETH NEALES, Occupation: Doctor, Other trusteeship: THE CANTERBURY FESTIVAL FOUNDATION,

PROFESSOR KEITH CHARLES MANDER (Chair), Occupation: Retired Pro Vice Chancellor, Other trusteeship: THE CANTERBURY FESTIVAL FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/03/1980, number: 279714
Registered at Companies House on 20/02/1980, number: 01480595

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

Festival House
8 Orange Street
Canterbury
CT1 2JA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION OF THE PUBLIC THEREIN;PROVIDED THAT ALL THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST SHALL BE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE AND THAT THEIR PROMOTION SHALL BE OF PUBLIC BENEFIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

CANTERBURY

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