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Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 4
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

CREATIVE KERNOW LIMITED

We deliver initiatives in support of the creative industries and wider cultural activities in Cornwall. These include a rural touring scheme for communities in Cornwall; a community arts investment programme; education, skills development and training; workspaces for practitioners; information, advice and guidance; and campaigning with partners across Europe to support culture in rural areas.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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£3,676£3,132£544£872£1,388£1,0794.1370
31/03/22*£3,189£3,034£155£696£844£4381.7390
31/03/21£2,486£2,311£175£690£838£5102.635200
31/03/20£1,942£1,960£-18£0£663£4252.6370
31/03/19£2,285£2,313£-28£422£681£4932.635200
31/03/18£2,015£1,921£94£400£708£4342.7340
31/03/17£1,288£1,276£11£429£614£3603.4150
31/03/16£1,108£1,098£10£385£603£3603.9150
31/03/15£953£863£90£152£541£4005.6120
31/03/14£817£786£32£94£450£3565.480
31/03/13£652£681£-29£123£419£3225.770
31/03/12£698£667£32£132£448£3025.470
31/03/11?£1,218£1,115£102£198£416£3103.390
31/12/09£1,105£1,106£-1£90£314£1441.6120
31/12/08£1,086£1,008£78£107£315£1061.3120
31/12/07£1,636£1,697£-61£245£237£1401150
31/12/06*£1,177£1,056£121n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05*£1,048£965£83n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£617£573£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 41.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 27.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 79%
Liabilities/Income: 145%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 78%
Reserves/Spending: 4.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 39 years
(41 years as a company)

www.creativekernow.org.uk

fiona@creativekernow.org.uk

07779467640

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cornwall,
Who it helps
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Cornwall Community Foundation - FEAST/CCF Partnership Fund
£10,000 15/11/2022
FEAST facilitates collaborative artistic projects across Cornwall, providing funding and guidance for artists and communities to create projects benefiting a diverse range of residents, supported by Arts Council England and Cornwall Council.
DCMS - Creative Kernow Resilience Plan
£50,444 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Creative Kernow
£9,000 08/08/2018
From War to Peace: Young Cornish students research a Cornish Tommy's return
DCMS - Krowji Phase 2
£250,000 01/04/2018
Krowji Phase 2
The Baring Foundation - Grant to Creative Kernow Ltd.
£5,000 12/12/2016
Towards the costs of a project consultant.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-71
  • AJAY CHHABRA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Actor/Producer
  • AMANDA BERRY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Freelance Creative Industries Advisor
  • HANNAH MARIE IRWIN-BOWLER Appointed: 2022
  • JAMES ALEXANDER MICHAEL ERNEST SCULTHORP-WRIGHT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Independent Financial Adviser (Director)
  • JONATHAN BRAY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Trebah Garden
  • PAUL KEVIN BROOKES (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant
  • PAUL LIONEL SPRINGER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Academic
  • TAMARA LESLEY BEDFORD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Arts Producer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/05/1986, number: 292138
  • Registered at Companies House on 31/05/1983, number: 01727731
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
19 returns made; AR22: 58 days late, AR06: 28 days late, AR05: 29 days late,
Main office

Creative Kernow Ltd
Krowji
West Park
REDRUTH
Cornwall
TR15 3GE

Objectives

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS OF DANCE AND DRAMA AND TO FURTHER THE DEVLOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID AND ALL VISUAL AND OTHER ARTS AND TO ASSIST AND FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE CONCIL SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE AND GENERALLY AS FURTHER STATED IN THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION OF THE COMPANY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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