Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 8

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 13

TURTLE KEY ARTS CENTRE TRUST

The advancement of public education in the dramatic and visual arts with the object of improving the conditions of life for those persons who have need of such provision by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Established: 33 years

www.turtlekeyarts.org.uk

admin@turtlekeyarts.org.uk

02089645060

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£740	£822	£-81	£0	£388	£61	0.9	8	2
31/03/22		£763	£679	£84	£0	£470	£62	1.1	11	55
31/03/21		£640	£400	£239	£0	£386	£54	1.6	5	13
31/03/20		£681	£682	£-1	£0	£146	£91	1.6	9	6
31/03/19		£482	£489	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/03/18		£564	£512	£51	£0	£154	£92	2.1	3	0
31/03/17		£445	£484	£-38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£571	£569	£2	£1	£129	£47	1	7	0
31/03/15	*	£555	£484	£71	£105	£126	£59	1.5	4	0
31/03/14		£369	£362	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13?		£282	£296	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/11		£554	£582	£-28	£43	£53	£40	0.8	3	0
30/09/10	*	£495	£456	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/09		£384	£414	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/08		£508	£478	£30	£47	£73	£3	0.1	1	0
30/09/07	*	£261	£300	£-38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/06		£279	£280	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05		£360	£358	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04		£180	£179	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 16%
Reserves/Spending: 0.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 12.4

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

8 employees
2 volunteers

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

John Lyon's Charity	£141,350
City Bridge Trust	£32,000
BBC Children in Need	£30,000
The Foyle Foundation	£25,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£25,000	07/02/2023	to support, upskill and train freelancers and new creatives as part of Turtle Key Arts and Ockham’s Razors new production of Tess
John Lyon's Charity - Uplift grant to Turtle Key Arts
£1,850	11/01/2023	Cost-of-Living Uplift
John Lyon's Charity - Cultural Capital grant to Turtle Key Arts
£35,000	17/11/2022	Theatre Box
John Lyon's Charity - Cultural Capital grant to Turtle Key Arts
£35,000	14/07/2021	Turtle's Model Theatre
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Turtle Key Arts Trust
£30,000	18/12/2020	This grant will deliver a music drama project called Turtle Opera for 10-14 year olds with a diagnosis of autism aross England and support them to build positive relationships, boost their ....more This grant will deliver a music drama project called Turtle Opera for 10-14 year olds with a diagnosis of autism aross England and support them to build positive relationships, boost their self-belief and feel positively empowered.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Turtle Key Arts Centre Trust
£28,500	26/10/2020 24	£28,500 over two further and final years (£14,250, £14,250,) for running costs of two participation projects; 100% of ‘Key Words’ for dyslexic children and teenagers and 25% towards ‘Key ....more £28,500 over two further and final years (£14,250, £14,250,) for running costs of two participation projects; 100% of ‘Key Words’ for dyslexic children and teenagers and 25% towards ‘Key Club’ for 16 – 30 year olds on the autism spectrum.
John Lyon's Charity - COVID-19 grant to Turtle Key Arts
£14,000	05/06/2020 12	COVID-19: LCR Wave 2 - Playwriting Project
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Turtle Key Arts Centre Trust
£3,500	09/04/2020	A one-off, unrestricted grant of £3,500, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant.
John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to Turtle Key Arts
£55,500	11/03/2020 36	Key Club: creative arts and social club for young people who have autism
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Turtle Key Arts Centre Trust
£42,500	05/09/2017 36	£42,500 over three years (£14,500, £14,000, £14,000) for running costs of two participation projects; 100% of ‘Key Words’ for dyslexic children and teenagers and 25% towards ‘Key Club’ ....more £42,500 over three years (£14,500, £14,000, £14,000) for running costs of two participation projects; 100% of ‘Key Words’ for dyslexic children and teenagers and 25% towards ‘Key Club’ for 16 – 30 year olds on the autism spectrum.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Turtle Key Arts
£4,500	03/02/2017	purchase of IT and digital equipment for a charity which works with disabled people in London
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Turtle Key Arts Centre
£42,000	09/02/2015 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a music project for people with Alzheimer’s and Dementia around the UK
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Turtle Key Arts
£25,000	02/10/2012	Towards Ockham's Razor's production of Not Until We Are Lost and engagement of regional community choirs during its subsequent tour.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Turtle Key Arts
£10,000	15/12/2010 6	Towards Project costs Towards the production costs of a new production by RedCape Theatre Company.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

CHARLOTTE CUNNINGHAM, Other trusteeships: THE ABDERRAHIM-CRICKMAY CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, The Aurelia Foundation,

EMMA BLEASDALE Appointed: 2019

GRAHAM MCGRATH Appointed: 2018

JAMES CHARRINGTON Appointed: 2019

JERRY GUNN Appointed: 2019

KATE LOVEGROVE Appointed: 2017

LAURA BARLOW Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: MICHAEL B HACKER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT,

MAGDALEN WOLLOSHIN (Chair)

PEGRAM HARRISON Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: OXFORD BACH SOLOISTS,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/06/1991, number: 1003113

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
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; AR16: 15 days late, AR15: 60 days late, AR10: 23 days late, AR07: 1 days late,

Main office

LYRIC HAMMERSMITH
LYRIC SQUARE
KINGS STREET
HAMMERSMITH
LONDON
W6 0QL

Objectives

(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE DRAMATIC AND VISUAL ARTS. (B) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. (C) SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE LONDON

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