Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 9

Excess liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs high: -5

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

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 11

DESIGN WEST

Design West inspire the public, politicians & professionals to design better, healthier places to live work & relax. Placemaking brings people together across sector & society to co-design & vision great places. We convene independent Design & Policy Review services. Our Public Programmes inform & involve people in our built environment. We develop diverse talent through Education & Skills work.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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
31/03/23		£1,092	£983	£109	£318	£1,417	£1,375	16.8	12	286
31/03/22		£825	£831	£-6	£136	£882	£857	12.4	14	566
31/03/21		£588	£440	£148	£0	£888	£814	22.2	8	216
31/03/20		£490	£347	£143	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£368	£255	£114	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£279	£252	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£231	£265	£-34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£276	£233	£43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£189	£175	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£208	£185	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£171	£159	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£141	£163	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£186	£204	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10	*	£248	£231	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09	*	£261	£289	£-28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£356	£367	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07		£415	£364	£51	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06		£275	£249	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£195	£181	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04		£188	£165	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 45.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 35.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 19%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 16.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.5

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 40 years

www.designwest.org.uk

olga.samchuk@designwest.org.uk

01173130971

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Construction of housing and infrastructure

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, Wiltshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£52,118
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£50,000
The Clothworkers Foundation	£7,500
Quartet Community Foundation	£4,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Bristol Centre for the Advancement of Architecture / Design West
£7,500	01/07/2022	purchase of digital equipment, furniture and refurbishment of hub for a charity supporting disadvantaged young people in Bristol
Quartet Community Foundation - Temple Church Live Build
£1,500	23/08/2021	The Architecture Centre in partnership with UWE to involve UWE students and staff in a co-design & build project connecting local young people (15-18 yrs from diverse backgrounds on the Shape My City course).
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Design West
£1,000	07/07/2021	As directed by donor towards improving the urban environment
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bristol Centre for the Advancement of Architecture Ltd
£50,000	02/03/2021	NL20: Unlocking Resilience
Quartet Community Foundation - Temple Church Live Build
£1,500	07/01/2021	The Architecture Centre in partnership with UWE to involve UWE students and staff in a co-design & build project connecting local young people (15-18 yrs from diverse backgrounds on the Shape My City course), with professional volunteers from ....more The Architecture Centre in partnership with UWE to involve UWE students and staff in a co-design & build project connecting local young people (15-18 yrs from diverse backgrounds on the Shape My City course), with professional volunteers from the built environment sector, the public Art Officer at Bristol City Council, local communities, local businesses and the Landscape Institute. The project takes place at Temple Church and Gardens an important city-centre site and community asset looked after by English Heritage and Bristol City Council.
DCMS - ALB-Historic England - Opening doors to Heritage
£22,000	01/04/2020	Unlocking Heritage in Lockdown is a discrete project that responds to Covid-19 to develop a new digital heritage offer for Bristol.
DCMS - Designing Creative Recovery
£30,118	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Quartet Community Foundation - Generation Place Summer School
£2,960	05/07/2018 4	To deliver a week-long Generation Place Summer School in July 2018 with 50 x year 6 students from Hannah More Primary School, Lawrence Hill. The Summer School will focus on providing work-related learning and creative experiences through the context ....more To deliver a week-long Generation Place Summer School in July 2018 with 50 x year 6 students from Hannah More Primary School, Lawrence Hill. The Summer School will focus on providing work-related learning and creative experiences through the context of placemaking and major city developments in their local area, like Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - My Place, Our Place: early years and creative placemaking
£60,000	14/05/2018 24	The Architecture Centre works across the South West to engage people in design, architecture and place-making. Through this grant, the centre will test a model of long-term partnership working in early years settings in areas of multiple ....more The Architecture Centre works across the South West to engage people in design, architecture and place-making. Through this grant, the centre will test a model of long-term partnership working in early years settings in areas of multiple deprivation. The project aims to engage young audiences with place-based learning activities, including sensory walks and visits to local cultural venues.
DCMS - Opening doors to Heritage
£12,000	01/04/2018	Grant in support of Opening doors to Heritage open days in Bristol
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bristol Centre for the Advancement of Architecture Ltd
£56,000	04/11/2015	Opening Doors to Heritage: Expanding and developing Bristol’s ‘Doors Open’ offer to maximise impact

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

CORA KWIATKOWSKI Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Architect

CORALIE MCKEIVOR Appointed: 2023

DAVID WATERHOUSE Appointed: 2021

GAVIN RHYS EDDY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Ceo

NICHOLAS CHILDS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Architect

NICHOLAS STUART FAIRHAM (Chair) Appointed: 2023

SEBASTIAN ALEX BAYLEY LOYN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director Of Planning And Development

STEPHEN JAMES HILTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/11/1984, number: 290575

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR10: 8 days late, AR09: 123 days late,

Main office

Design West
16 Narrow Quay
Bristol
BS1 4QA

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INAND FOSTER PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF ARCHITECTURE OAND ITS RELATED DISCIPLINES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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