Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 6

Poor Liquidity: -1

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 13

GREENBELT FESTIVALS

Greenbelt is an independent Christian charity working to express love, creativity and justice through the arts and contemporary culture in the light of the Christian gospel.Greenbelt holds an annual festival celebrating arts, faith and justice. Donations are distributed through small and medium-size grants to initiatives, inspired by faith, that liberate creativity in the face of injustice.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received Government grants
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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
31/12/22	£2,045	£2,115	£-70	£277	£341	£337	1.9	9	1,148
31/12/21	£857	£730	£127	£160	£411	£411	6.8	9	1,148
31/12/20	£813	£703	£109	£257	£284	£284	4.9	8	1,148
31/12/19	£1,941	£1,889	£52	£360	£175	£170	1.1	6	1,148
31/12/18	£1,862	£1,834	£28	£400	£123	£123	0.8	6	1,100
31/12/17	£1,503	£1,492	£11	£174	£95	£90	0.7	6	0
31/12/16	£1,369	£1,403	£-35	£147	£84	£76	0.7	5	0
31/12/15	£1,334	£1,282	£52	£150	£118	£36	0.3	5	0
31/12/14	£1,737	£1,944	£-207	£262	£66	£1	0	9	0
31/12/13	£1,846	£1,756	£89	£270	£273	£223	1.5	10	0
31/12/12?	£1,913	£2,026	£-113	£305	£184	£152	0.9	10	0
30/09/11	£1,848	£1,720	£129	£271	£297	£231	1.6	10	0
30/09/10	£1,558	£1,709	£-151	£273	£168	£103	0.7	9	0
30/09/09	£1,667	£1,588	£79	£233	£319	£253	1.9	9	0
30/09/08	£1,526	£1,546	£-20	£290	£240	£184	1.4	8	0
30/09/07	£1,491	£1,394	£97	£229	£260	£227	2	7	0
30/09/06	£1,374	£1,253	£120	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05	£1,218	£1,158	£60	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04	£1,094	£980	£114	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 18.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 49%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 1.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5

Asset Split ?

Established: 40 years

www.greenbelt.org.uk

gbinfo@greenbelt.org.uk

02073290039

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

9 employees
1,148 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 26-75

SAMANTHA ANNE PITTAM-SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Transformation And Programme Delivery

ELIZABETH CLARE CHAPMAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chartered Civil Engineer

KATHERINE LUCY MICHELLE ROBERTS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Charity Senior Manager

LOUISE DAWN JONES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Social Work Manager

BENJAMIN HUGH SILVEY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chief Operating Officer, Other trusteeships: ST THOMAS ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY, BRISTOL CHAPLAINCY,

BENJAMIN RAJESH SOLANKY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Charity Worker

GRAHAM MATTHEW WILSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Finance Director

GEORGIA LATCHMORE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Marketing Manager

NICHOLAS GEORGE GRETTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Finance Director/Consultant, Other trusteeships: MELTON VINEYARD, LOCAL WELCOME CIO,

REV DAVID WILLIAM TOMLINSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Priest

SIMON JOHN BROWN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lecturer, Other trusteeship: BIG DIFFERENCE COMPANY LIMITED,

CHINEMEREM SHARON ONYINYECHI MCDONALD Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Charity Worker, Other trusteeship: CHRISTIAN AID,

MOLLY GEORGINA BOOT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Student, Other trusteeship: THE BRITISH TRUST FOR THE ECUMENICAL INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED THEOLOGICAL STUDY IN JERUSALEM,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/05/1984, number: 289372
Registered at Companies House on 01/05/1984, number: 01812893

Gift Aid

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; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from WOOD GREEN MENNONITE CHURCH TRUST on 29/03/2022

Main office

THE NEST, CHURCH HOUSE
86 TAVISTOCK PLACE
KINGS CROSS
LONDON
WC1H 9RT

Objectives

THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND TO GIVE ASSISTANCE TO OTHER CHARITABLE BODIES FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS; TO PROMOTE AND CELEBRATE EXCELLENCE IN THE ARTS AT BOTH AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL LEVELS; AND TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF INJUSTICE AND ABUSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS)BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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