Finance Score: -9

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 12

Poor Liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs high: -5

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +12

Overall GiG Score: 7

THE CREATIVE ART HOUSE

The Art House exists to ensure that artists with and without disabilities have equal access to facilities and opportunities in the visual arts and crafts.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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 dynamic in terms of composition

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
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 27 years

www.the-arthouse.org.uk

info@the-arthouse.org.uk

01924312000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£818	£1,140	£-322	£339	£3,274	£85	0.9	28	12
31/03/22	*	£1,025	£1,154	£-129	£340	£3,596	£224	2.3	22	10
31/03/21		£1,042	£968	£74	£183	£3,726	£276	3.4	16	6
31/03/20		£415	£622	£-206	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/19		£415	£622	£-206	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/18		£316	£585	£-269	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£284	£482	£-198	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£492	£494	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£2,370	£464	£1,905	£56	£4,487	£192	5	12	0
31/03/14		£542	£469	£73	£442	£2,582	£220	5.6	7	0
31/03/13		£467	£525	£-58	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£274	£306	£-33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£260	£416	£-155	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£298	£256	£42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£308	£317	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£2,255	£268	£1,987	£43	£2,722	£112	5	8	0
31/03/07		£818	£242	£576	£42	£735	£78	3.9	6	0
31/03/06		£310	£181	£129	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£173	£171	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£142	£132	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 61%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 29.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 3%
Reserves/Spending: 0.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

28 employees
12 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

DCMS	£412,633
Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£120,000
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch	£100,000
The Foyle Foundation	£27,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Studio of Sanctuary
£120,000	06/03/2023	The Art House is home to over 50 artists, makers and creative businesses, and exists to champion equality of access and higher diversity in contemporary visual arts practice. Artists and audiences ....more The Art House is home to over 50 artists, makers and creative businesses, and exists to champion equality of access and higher diversity in contemporary visual arts practice. Artists and audiences are invited to engage with the creative process through a rich programme of residencies, exhibitions, events, workshops and professional development opportunities. This grant will fund the consolidation of work supporting refugees and asylum seekers as artists and as participants through a Studio of Sanctuary (SoS) programme, offering bespoke support to people staying in the local Initial Accommodation Centre for people seeking asylum.
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£27,000	29/11/2022	towards fundraising and marketing freelancers so that CEO can be freed up to act on two time-sensitive income generating opportunities
Department for Work and Pensions - PREMIER ARCHES LIMMITED
£3,740	01/04/2022	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch - The Art House
£100,000	17/02/2022	Awardee of the Second Edition of the Civic Arts Award given to organisations that have undertaken exceptional civic work during the pandemic and have transformed their longer-term strategies as a ....more Awardee of the Second Edition of the Civic Arts Award given to organisations that have undertaken exceptional civic work during the pandemic and have transformed their longer-term strategies as a consequence thereof.
Department for Work and Pensions - ONN TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY
£2,216	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Creative Art House
£2,000	07/01/2021	as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Leeds Community Foundation - Covid-19
£6,820	28/05/2020	Grant to The Art House
DCMS - National Portfolio Organisations 2018-22
£251,633	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 Art House Recovery Plan
£161,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Tudor Trust - Grant to Creative Art House
£70,000	08/06/2018 24	over two years towards salaries and the running costs of the Studio of Sanctuary project, developing creative opportunities for residents of the Initial Accommodation Centre and other refugees and ....more over two years towards salaries and the running costs of the Studio of Sanctuary project, developing creative opportunities for residents of the Initial Accommodation Centre and other refugees and asylum seekers in Wakefield

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 36-67

ASAMUEW ASRES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Senior Engineer

BHAVANI ESAPATHI Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Writer

DR ADRIAN BROOKS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Ceo

EMMA ADAIR (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business Consultant

JOHN CURRAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Ceo

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/07/1997, number: 1063671
Registered at Companies House on 04/04/1997, number: 03345162

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR22: 272 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from TRJFP CHARITABLE FOUNDATION on 05/05/2023

Main office

DRURY LANE
WAKEFIELD
WF1 2TE

Objectives

1.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ARTS AND CULTURE BY PROVIDING EXPERIENCES OF ART AND ARTISTS THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, RESIDENCIES, COMMISSIONS, WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS. 2. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE IN PARTICULAR THROUGH VISUAL ARTS AND CRAFTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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