Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 10
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Good reserves management: +3
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

TRINITY LABAN CONSERVATOIRE OF MUSIC AND DANCE 

Specialist, practice-based higher education to equip students for successful careers as performers, composers and choreographers in the fields of music and contemporary dance.Lifelong learning opportunities in dance and music.Outreach and community-based projects.Promotion of research and scholarship to advance the art forms of music and dance.Provision of music and dance performances.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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:

  • There are 20 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 but unrestricted reserves are available
  • There is a pension deficit of £5,566,000
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 58 years
(127 years as a company)
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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
31/07/23£26,787£29,024£-2,237£0£28,951£16,4976.83230
31/07/22£27,748£30,431£-2,683£0£30,723£17,68873220
31/07/21£27,570£26,643£927£0£30,793£17,5117.93400
31/07/20£28,542£24,301£4,240£0£25,734£15,6197.73330
31/07/19£28,151£30,732£-2,582£275£25,106£14,8665.83270
31/07/18£27,773£25,067£2,705£590£29,528£14,1296.83180
31/07/17£25,400£23,741£1,659£658£25,538£11,1835.73140
31/07/16£24,125£24,083£42£694£22,728£9,0934.52250
31/07/15£23,444£23,149£295£820£35,269£29,76515.42240
31/07/14£23,492£21,879£1,613£351£35,994£5,7983.22790
31/07/13£22,221£21,043£1,177£415£30,055£5,1692.92520
31/07/12£22,737£21,611£1,126£568£27,756£2,5991.42520
31/07/11£20,293£20,117£176£483£28,864£2,8011.72680
31/07/10£20,731£20,530£201£545£27,638£1,3350.82690
31/07/09£19,160£18,876£284£380£27,954£1,3000.82570
31/07/08£17,585£17,305£280£304£29,664£2,2531.62810
31/07/07£15,327£15,388£-61£-14,798£30,660£2,2801.82560
31/07/06£15,045£14,950£94£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/05£11,734£11,660£73£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/04£10,991£10,791£200£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 32%
Liabilities/Income: 62%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 57%
Reserves/Spending: 6.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 323 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
Wolfson Foundation£290,000
The Foyle Foundation£93,000
Mercer's Charitable Foundation£80,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
£80,000 14/03/2024
48
Mercers' Arts Awards 2024-2028
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
£90,000 09/12/2021
Wolfson Scholarships for Young Musicians/Instrument Fund 2022, 2023, 2024 (Wolfson Music Awards)
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
£200,000 11/06/2020
Refurbishment of King Charles Court
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£93,000 28/11/2019
towards work to the Loggia at King Charles Court
Youth Music - Trinity Laban residency at Evelyn Grace Academy, Lambeth
£29,760 02/12/2016
Trinity Laban residency at Evelyn Grace Academy, Lambeth
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
£63,075 24/08/2011
Towards establishing young musicians' ensembles.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (20)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 17/20 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 28-80
  • DEBORAH HARRIS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Accountant / Business Director
  • NIRMALA RAO Appointed: 2013, Occupation: University Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/08/1966, number: 309998
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/02/1897, number: 00051090
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from LONDON ORPHEUS CHOIR on 15/02/2020
  • Asset transfer in from THE TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC TRUST on 22/04/2021
Main office

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

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC, DANCE AND ASSOCIATED ART FORMS GENERALLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO IMPROVE THE PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION OF MUSIC, DANCE AND OTHER STUDENTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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