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Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURAL ADVANCEMENT THROUGH VISUAL ART LIMITED 

The advancement of education by the encouragement of the arts through the establishment and management of community groups, centres, studios and activities for the furtherance of public benefit through the visual arts.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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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
30/09/22*£2,018£2,207£-189£0£612£4002.2220
30/09/21*£2,094£2,123£-29£0£801£7394.2220
30/09/20£1,880£1,909£-29£0£830£6764.2260
30/09/19?£2,200£2,683£-483£0£860£8073.6240
31/03/18*£1,818£1,626£192£0£1,343£4243.1250
31/03/17£1,596£1,518£77£0£1,151£2151.7110
31/03/16£1,687£1,586£101£0£1,073£1401.180
31/03/15£1,630£1,608£22£27£972£1080.880
31/03/14£1,601£1,613£-12£32£951£580.490
31/03/13£1,456£1,519£-63£32£963£270.2100
31/03/12£1,276£1,330£-54£29£1,026£800.780
31/03/11£1,327£1,287£41£28£1,080£850.860
31/03/10£1,184£1,160£24£27£1,039£450.560
31/03/09£1,038£1,081£-44£23£1,015£-16-0.250
31/03/08£989£996£-7£22£1,059£-5-0.150
31/03/07£980£992£-12£22£1,066£-29-0.450
31/03/06£1,032£984£49£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£888£969£-81£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£925£1,014£-89£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 60%
Liabilities/Income: 45%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 65%
Reserves/Spending: 2.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -2 months
Quick Ratio: 0
Asset Split ?
Established: 40 years

www.acava.org

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02089605015

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex, Staffordshire, Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 22 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£625,430
City Bridge Trust£4,200
John Lyon's Charity£4,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Association for Cultural Advancement Through Visual Art (ACAVA)
£4,200 22/08/2022
£4,200 to cover the costs of an independent Access Audit for the Blechynden Street site.
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Association for Cultural Advancement through Visual Art
£4,000 15/06/2021
Flourish: Nurture
DCMS - ACAVA Culture Recovery Fund
£416,953 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - ACAVA CRF2
£208,477 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to ACAVA
£7,000 02/08/2017
Enfield Making History, Women at Work: Then and Now
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to ACAVA
£10,000 18/05/2016
Hadleigh Old Fire Station: 85 years of community and place

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-60
  • ALICE BOFF Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Fundraiser
  • PAUL AUGARDE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director Of Placemaking
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/03/1984, number: 287894
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/09/1983, number: 01749730
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 11 days late, AR21: 195 days late, AR18: 41 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

ACAVA LTD
54 BLECHYNDEN STREET
LONDON
W10 6RJ

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE UK, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS AND CULTURE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CREATION AND DISPLAY OF ART AND ACCESS TO COURSES, EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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