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Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -4
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

THE DE LASZLO FOUNDATION 

Advancement and promotion of education and interest in the visual arts; to encourage research into the retoration of works of art; to advance education and research generally in the areas of arts, science, economics and medicine; and to encourage the study, reproduction and cataloguing of works of art.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £3,798,226 available, equivalent to 42 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
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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
31/03/23£1,360£1,074£286£12£3,807£3,79842.409
31/03/22£1,411£1,050£360£2£3,933£3,92344.809
05/04/21£1,127£763£363£3£3,662£3,60556.706
05/04/20£770£708£63£6£2,902£2,89449.106
05/04/19£752£742£10£13£3,096£3,08749.906
05/04/18£750£681£69£2£2,748£2,74448.300
05/04/17£751£513£238£9£2,701£2,70163.200
05/04/16£658£499£159£4£2,312£2,31255.600
05/04/15£475£456£19£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14£484£383£101£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13£817£399£418£16£1,971£1,97159.200
05/04/12£444£340£104£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/11£477£465£12£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10£343£344£-1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/09£314£301£13£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/08£774£372£402£6£2,285£2,28573.700
05/04/07£449£275£174£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/06£563£379£184£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/05£286£229£57£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04£168£143£25£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 42.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 37 years

damon@delaszlo.com

02074371982

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Scientific research and testing services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 9 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/03/1987, number: 327383
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

THE DE LASZLO FOUNDATION
5 ALBANY COURTYARD
PICCADILLY
LONDON
W1J 0HF

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND THE INCOME THEREOF UPON TRUST TO PAY OR APPLY THE WHOLE OR ANY PART THEREOF IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT IN ORDER TO FULFILL THE OBJECTS OF THE FOUNDATION NAMELY:-(A) THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND INTEREST IN THE VISUAL ARTS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ENCOURAGING A KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORKS OF CONTEMPORARY PAINTERS AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE OF THE LATE PHILIP DE LASZLO(B) TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH (THE RESULTS OF WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED) INTO THE RESTORATION OF WORKS OF ART AND THEIR PRESERVATION AND THE LOCATION OF SUITABLE VENUES FOR THEM(C) TO ACQUIRE AND TO MAINTAIN A COLLECTION OF THE WORKS OF ART OF THE LATE PHILIP DE LASZLO AND OF OTHER APPROPRIATE WORKS OF ART OF THE SAME OR ANY OTHER PERIOD WHETHER BY PURCHASE HIRE OR ACCEPTANCE AS A GIFT OR ON LOAN AND TO MAINTAIN PREMISES FOR THE PURPOSES OF HOUSING DISPLAY OR EXHIBITION OF SUCH WORKS OF ART AND IN PARTICULAR TO ENABLE THEM TO BE VIEWED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHETHER ON FREE ADMISSION OR UPON THE PAYMENT OF A FEE OR GRATIS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES AND THAT SUCH HOUSING DISPLAY OR EXHIBITION SHALL BE OPEN TO PUBLIC ACCESS AT ALL REASONABLE TIMES(D) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH GENERALLY IN THE AREAS OF ARTS SCIENCE ECONOMICS AND MEDICINE(E) TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY REPRODUCTION AND CATALOGUING OF WORKS OF ART AND THE PUBLICATION OF BOOKS AND LITERATURE IN CONNECTION THEREWITH(F) TO PROMOTE THE FOUNDING OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES AND THE MAKING OF GRANTS TO ANY PERSON BODY OR ORGANISATION WHICH MAY IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES BE FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF ANY OF THE OBJECTS DEFINED IN THIS CLAUSE PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT NOTHING SHALL AUTHORISE OR PERMIT THE PAYMENT OR APPLICATION OF PART OF THE TRUST FUND FOR ANY PURPOSE OR IN ANY MANNER NOT EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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