Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 2
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

CENTRAL SCHOOL OF BALLET CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED 

Higher Education - Artistic - Foundation Degree and BA Hons Degree in Professional Dance and Professional Performance.MA Choreography
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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
31/07/22£2,708£3,290£-582£106£4,095£8253740
31/07/21£3,874£3,039£834£98£4,677£9163.6670
31/07/20£3,975£2,725£1,250£123£3,842£8963.9680
31/07/19£3,341£2,978£363£110£2,593£8833.6720
31/07/18£3,928£3,180£748£185£2,230£1,0734.1700
31/07/17£3,232£3,091£141£193£1,482£1,1294.4690
31/07/16£2,535£3,050£-515£351£1,341£1,2965.1720
31/07/15£2,399£2,506£-107£414£1,856£1,4216.8680
31/07/14£2,246£2,282£-36£415£1,962£1,2706.7640
31/07/13£2,085£2,139£-54£374£1,999£1,1616.5620
31/07/12£2,110£2,081£29£383£2,053£1,0956.3600
31/07/11£2,172£1,969£203£367£2,024£1,0676.5560
31/07/10£2,656£2,313£343£346£1,821£8784.6540
31/07/09£1,993£1,953£40£351£1,478£9465.8400
31/07/08£1,934£1,867£67£294£1,437£9296300
31/07/07£2,048£1,888£160£304£1,371£8245.2300
31/07/06£1,382£1,282£100£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/05*£1,355£1,161£194£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/04£1,566£1,322£245£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 77%
Liabilities/Income: 517%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 20%
Reserves/Spending: 3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 42 years

www.centralschoolofballet.co.uk

info@csbschool.co.uk

02078376332

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UN SDGs
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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
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 74 employees

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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£100,000 07/02/2020
Central's Southwark Community Programme
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£250,000 29/01/2018
Campaign to Move Central to a New Home in Paris Gardens, Southwark
The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2014
£5,000 18/12/2014
Central School of Ballet's Satellite School offers free weekly ballet classes to primary school children in Southwark. Delivered by professional teachers and musicians, the project provides a fun and ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-72
  • DAWN FARROW Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Arts And Entertainment Executive
  • MARK GOODEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • PIM BAXTER OBE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Deputy Director, National Portrait Gallery
  • STEPHEN KANE Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/09/1982, number: 285398
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/08/1982, number: 01657717
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR05: 142 days late,
Main office

CENTRAL SCHOOL OF BALLET
The Countess of Wessex Studios
21/22 Hatfields
Paris Garden
London
SE1 8DJ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION IN THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS OF BALLET, MIME; TO PROMOTE ANY FURTHER EDUCATION IN THE KNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS BALLET MIME DRAMA MUSIC OPERA AND SINGING AND SIMILAR ANCILLARY ARTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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