Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 15

THE BLACKHEATH HALLS

To advance education particularly by the encouragement of the arts of music and drama and the visual arts generally. To preserve the building of historical and architectural interest that is the Blackheath Halls, Lee Road, Blackheath, London SE3.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but very substantial unrestricted reserves are available

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
31/07/23		£1,353	£1,171	£182	£93	£3,944	£3,925	40.2	17
31/07/22		£1,016	£1,161	£-145	£73	£3,339	£21	0.2	16
31/07/21		£884	£750	£134	£56	£3,485	£3,482	55.7	16
31/07/20		£877	£915	£-38	£77	£3,351	£3,351	44	16
31/07/19		£1,621	£1,073	£548	£86	£3,389	£0	n/a	16
31/07/18		£1,560	£810	£750	£91	£2,840	£2,840	42.1	13
31/07/17		£1,254	£902	£352	£74	£2,091	£2,091	27.8	13
31/07/16		£967	£887	£80	£66	£1,738	£1,178	15.9	14
31/07/15		£787	£920	£-132	£269	£244	£-319	-4.2	16
31/07/14		£888	£852	£36	£219	£376	£-216	-3	16
31/07/13		£990	£684	£306	£62	£340	£-205	-3.6	15
31/07/12		£786	£681	£106	£197	£-18	£-287	-5.1	12
31/07/11		£715	£753	£-38	£163	£-124	£-338	-5.4	17
31/07/10		£709	£927	£-218	£170	£-33	£-300	-3.9	17
31/07/09		£655	£876	£-221	£141	£185	£-197	-2.7	16
31/07/08		£759	£905	£-146	£180	£406	£-102	-1.3	14
31/07/07		£622	£797	£-175	£152	£553	£-101	-1.5	15
31/07/06		£1,262	£728	£534	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/05	*	£712	£749	£-37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/04		£900	£774	£126	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 33%
Liabilities/Income: 145%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 40.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -6 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 40 years

www.blackheathhalls.com

enquiries@blackheathhalls.com

02083054419

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Greenwich, Lewisham,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

17 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£111,395
City Bridge Trust	£26,920
Backstage Trust	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Backstage Trust - Capital grant
£10,000	06/10/2022	Contribution to installation of stage lift
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Blackheath Halls
£26,920	11/06/2020	£26,920 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, in order to carry on providing support to Londoners.
DCMS - Blackheath Halls
£76,043	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Sustain Blackheath Halls
£35,352	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 34-70

DR JI LIU Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Piano And Keyboard Instruments

DR ALEKSANDER JOZEF SZRAM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Music

AILISH EMILY TYNAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Opera Singer

PHILIP HARDING Appointed: 2021

FRANCESCA ROBINSON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Chief Executive

JONATHAN PEEL MBE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Company Secretary/Director

PETER HEARN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director

PROFESSOR ANTHONY BOWNE (Chair), Occupation: College Principal, Other trusteeships: TRINITY LABAN CONSERVATOIRE OF MUSIC AND DANCE, BONNIE BIRD CHOREOGRAPHY FUND, LABAN LIMITED, CONSERVATOIRES UK, LONDON HIGHER,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/12/1983, number: 287589
Registered at Companies House on 23/08/1983, number: 01747753

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

20 returns made; AR05: 351 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE FRIENDS OF BLACKHEATH HALLS on 08/03/2022

Main office

TRINITY LABAN
KING CHARLES COURT
OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE
KING WILLIAM WALK
LONDON
SE10 9JF

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS OF MUSIC AND DRAMA AND THE VISUAL ARTS GENERALLY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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