Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 5

Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 9

THE ANVIL TRUST LIMITED

To run The Anvil (concert hall) ,The Haymarket (theatre) and The Forge (studio) to provide cultural live performance events for Basingstoke, Hampshire and surrounding areas as well as a year-round programme of participatory and educational work for all communities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Established: 30 years

www.anvilarts.org.uk

Matthew.Cleaver@anvilarts.org.uk

01256 819797

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£6,149	£6,015	£134	£131	£2,505	£1,870	3.7	142	0
31/03/22		£3,940	£3,888	£53	£56	£2,371	£1,793	5.5	120	0
31/03/21		£2,000	£1,641	£359	£0	£2,318	£1,784	13	116	0
31/03/20		£5,323	£5,133	£189	£0	£1,960	£1,720	4	122	0
31/03/19		£5,054	£5,033	£21	£0	£1,770	£1,538	3.7	122	122
31/03/18		£4,751	£4,859	£-108	£0	£1,749	£1,477	3.6	117	0
31/03/17		£4,641	£4,701	£-61	£0	£1,857	£1,528	3.9	53	0
31/03/16		£4,998	£4,819	£179	£0	£1,918	£1,544	3.8	54	0
31/03/15		£4,847	£4,710	£136	£523	£1,739	£1,430	3.6	52	0
31/03/14		£4,731	£4,666	£65	£504	£1,603	£1,318	3.4	50	0
31/03/13		£5,128	£5,037	£92	£527	£1,538	£1,260	3	53	0
31/03/12		£4,931	£4,707	£225	£596	£1,446	£1,218	3.1	54	0
31/03/11		£5,090	£5,112	£-23	£737	£1,221	£1,021	2.4	61	0
31/03/10		£5,091	£5,129	£-37	£804	£1,243	£1,019	2.4	68	0
31/03/09		£5,562	£5,198	£364	£852	£1,281	£1,003	2.3	64	0
31/03/08	*	£4,845	£4,501	£345	£637	£916	£568	1.5	58	0
31/03/07		£3,729	£3,672	£57	£521	£572	£325	1.1	43	0
31/03/06		£3,495	£3,593	£-98	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£3,425	£3,359	£67	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£2,761	£2,939	£-179	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 43%
Liabilities/Income: 30%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 75%
Reserves/Spending: 3.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Bracknell Forest, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Reading, Slough, Surrey, West Berkshire, Windsor And Maidenhead, Wokingham,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

142 employees

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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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Linbury Trust - Energy efficiency - Anvil Arts
£2,730	13/12/2023	A one off grant towards costs for an energy audit.
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£141,506	01/04/2020	The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given ....more The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. Between 2018 and 2022, we will invest £1.45 billion of public money from government and an estimated £860 million from the National Lottery to help deliver this vision.
DCMS - The Anvil Trust Ltd
£246,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - The Anvil Trust Ltd
£123,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£138,949	01/04/2019	£1.6bn invested in the key arts and culture infrastrucure organisations in England for a 4 year period
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£138,949	01/04/2018	National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£34,737	01/04/2018	To support National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Fluid Motion Theatre Company
£14,000	07/12/2017 24	towards two years' running costs of a project providing theatre activities for people with mental health issues in Hampshire

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-65

CHRISTOPHER SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director

GARY HURRY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Marketing Executive

JONATHAN WHITFIELD QC Appointed: 2021

SARA MICHELLE CATLEY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Unknown

STEVEN HAYWARD Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Finance Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/03/1994, number: 1034961
Registered at Companies House on 03/06/1992, number: 02720007

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
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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR08: 49 days late,

Main office

Anvil Trust Offices
Churchill Way
BASINGSTOKE
RG21 7QR

Objectives

1) TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A PUBLIC HALL. 2) TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MUSIC AND THE OTHER ARTS. 3) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PERSONS LIVING, WORKING OR STUDYING IN OR NEAR BASINGSTOKE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND FOR OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE BASINGSTOKE AND SURROUNDING AREA

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