Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 7

Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 17

DIORAMA ARTS CENTRE

Advance the arts and culture especially those activities which seek to make the arts relevant to the community and thereby advance citizenship and community development.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been 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
30/09/23		£854	£874	£-19	£40	£663	£596	8.2	16	0
30/09/22		£650	£641	£9	£29	£682	£682	12.8	15	0
30/09/21		£240	£380	£-140	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/20		£425	£514	£-89	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/19		£671	£639	£32	£57	£901	£901	16.9	7	7
30/09/18		£519	£609	£-90	£53	£869	£869	17.1	5	0
30/09/17		£637	£559	£78	£48	£959	£959	20.6	5	0
30/09/16		£475	£516	£-41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/15	*	£433	£371	£63	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/14		£417	£357	£60	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/13		£61	£168	£-108	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/12		£49	£75	£-26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/11		£41	£44	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/10	*	£41	£46	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/09		£64	£54	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/08		£224	£164	£60	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/07	*	£346	£241	£104	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/06	*	£347	£256	£91	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/05	*	£392	£257	£135	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/04	*	£409	£255	£154	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
Reserves/Spending: 8.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 7.6

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 43 years

www.olddiorama.com

office@olddiorama.com

02073830727

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Linbury Trust - Expand One Roof fesitival
£150,000	18/06/2024 36	A grant over three years to expand the One Roof Festival to a 40-week programme of development support for homeless artists and artists with lived experience of homelessness.
Camden Giving - Old Diorama Arts Centre (ODAC)
£10,000	12/07/2022	We aspire for the young people to have opportunities to enter into paid employment after gaining transferable skills that they can take into the workplace, and a key aim for the project is to be able to introduce them to potential future creative ....more We aspire for the young people to have opportunities to enter into paid employment after gaining transferable skills that they can take into the workplace, and a key aim for the project is to be able to introduce them to potential future creative industries employers.
Camden Giving - Old Diorama Arts Centre (ODAC)
£1,000	12/07/2022	We aspire for the young people to have opportunities to enter into paid employment after gaining transferable skills that they can take into the workplace, and a key aim for the project is to be able to introduce them to potential future creative ....more We aspire for the young people to have opportunities to enter into paid employment after gaining transferable skills that they can take into the workplace, and a key aim for the project is to be able to introduce them to potential future creative industries employers.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 39-88

ADAM THORPE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Professor Of Socially Responsive Design

ALPHA GEORGIA HOGG Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Property Management

ANNETTE BENNETT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Deputy Chief Executive

DR LEON REDLER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Psychotherapist. Research Assoc, Soas Univ London

EDWARD JOHN LAWRY BURNETT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Sales Director

JODIE EASTWOOD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive

JONATHAN PHILLIP HEWITT (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Solicitor

MITA CHOUHAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business Person

NASIM ALI OBE Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/10/1981, number: 283452
Registered at Companies House on 15/09/1981, number: 01585918

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR15: 32 days late, AR10: 34 days late, AR07: 113 days late, AR06: 34 days late, AR05: 364 days late, AR04: 85 days late,

Main office

201 Drummond Street
London
NW1 3FE

Objectives

The Charity's objects are restricted specifically only for the public benefit to advance the arts and culture especially those activities which seek to make the arts relevant to the community and thereby advance citizenship and community development for the benefit of the general public.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON AREA

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