Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

CURZON CLEVEDON COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR THE ARTS 

Educational charity for the benefit of the public in Clevedon and the surrounding areas
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
Established: 28 years

www.curzon.org.uk

info@curzon.org.uk

012750879115

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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
31/12/22£526£560£-34£67£896£89019.11440
31/12/21£598£498£100£54£930£87020.91440
31/12/20£412£407£5n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/19*£841£732£109£106£1,065£88214.51780
31/12/18£641£659£-18£71£956£90316.41780
31/12/17£624£631£-7£65£974£89617150
31/12/16£549£564£-15£57£981£88218.8120
31/12/15*£472£506£-34£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£362£404£-42£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£383£426£-43£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£445£446£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£379£409£-30£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£631£331£300£55£681£37513.640
31/12/09£113£119£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£112£58£53£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£72£61£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£55£28£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£88£38£50£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£73£52£20£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 20.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 46%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 19.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 3.6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 14 employees
  • 40 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - “Bring back the balcony”
£10,000 29/04/2021
This project will enable a local community cinema to refurbish a balcony area which will provide additional seating and facilities to meet the needs of the local community within COVID-19 guidelines.
DCMS - Business Sustainability Grant
£83,342 14/12/2020
To support independent cinemas during covid
DCMS - Safety Grant
£9,847 18/11/2020
To support independent cinemas during covid
National Lottery Community Fund - Curzon Cinema Clevedon
£99,999 14/10/2019
34
The funding will be used to repair the roof of Curzon Cinema in Clevedon, alongside the employment of a community activities worker.
Quartet Community Foundation - Front Room Cinema
£5,971 10/11/2016
6
To purchase screening equipment and pay for the training of volunteers to deliver film project to residential homes.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-68
  • DAVID TURNER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired Local Government Officer
  • KATIE LEE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Fundraising Consultant
  • TARA JUDAH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Author And Editor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/10/1996, number: 1058389
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/08/1996, number: 03238712
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 2 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR06: 21 days late,
Main office

46 OLD CHURCH ROAD
CLEVEDON
NORTH SOMERSET
BS21 6NN

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN CLEVEDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA GENERALLY, PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS. 2) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREAS AFORESAID WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. 3) TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CURZON CINEMA AND THE COLLECTION OF HISTORIC CINEMATOGRAPHIC ARTEFACTS BELONGING TO THE CHARITY

Defined Area of Benefit:

CLEVEDON AND SURROUNDING AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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