Overall GiG Score: 13 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 7
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7

CAMDEN ARTS CENTRE 

The objectives are to advance the education of the public in the understanding and appreciation of the arts. The charity operates Camden Arts Centre, north London's leading venue for contemporary visual art of regional, national and international significance incorporating galleries for temporary exhibitions, studios and workshops for educational activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 26 years
(29 years as a company)

www.camdenartcentre.org

info@camdenartcentre.org

02074725500

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£2,155£2,317£-162£249£1,997£8364.336137
31/03/22£1,730£2,031£-301£227£2,159£8294.94058
31/03/21£1,812£1,791£22£175£2,460£8055.4450
31/03/20£2,063£2,229£-166£265£2,439£6373.421194
31/03/19£1,949£1,987£-37£242£2,605£5673.420115
31/03/18£1,992£1,972£21£258£2,642£3822.3190
31/03/17£2,098£1,935£163£166£2,622£1641190
31/03/16*£1,714£1,938£-223£210£2,459£920.6170
31/03/15£1,615£1,745£-130£203£2,724£1951.3170
31/03/14£1,533£1,688£-155£203£2,854£1771.3160
31/03/13£1,471£1,677£-207£185£3,009£1501.1150
31/03/12£1,465£1,633£-168£183£3,216£1431160
31/03/11£1,493£1,667£-174£128£3,384£1381140
31/03/10£1,468£1,322£145£111£3,558£1451.3140
31/03/09£1,295£1,284£11£118£3,609£0-0140
31/03/08*£1,325£1,360£-35£116£3,794£-11-0.1140
31/03/07£1,041£1,166£-125£7£4,024£210.2180
31/03/06£1,317£1,388£-71£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,345£1,202£142£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£3,595£925£2,670£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 12.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 42%
Reserves/Spending: 4.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.7
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 36 employees
  • 137 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,

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£1,172,415
City Bridge Trust£23,788
BBC Children in Need£7,773
Esmee Fairbairn£5,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - TASK to Camden Arts Centre
£5,500 06/07/2023
TASK fund donation towards core costs
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Camden Arts Centre
£7,773 31/01/2022
This grant will fund workshops for young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities in Harrow and Barnet and support them to have increased opportunities for creative expression and a ....more
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Camden Arts Centre - 05/10/21
£1,000 19/10/2021
Camden Art Centre SEN Schools Programme
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Camden Arts Centre (CAC)
£23,788 28/05/2020
A grant of £23,788 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the appliciation, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018-2022
£936,595 01/04/2020
We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of ....more
DCMS - Open Up - CAC artist-led programme
£59,484 01/04/2020
We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of ....more
DCMS - Camden Art Centre - Culture Recovery Grant
£117,575 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Camden Art Centre CRFG II Application
£58,761 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Camden Arts Centre (CAC)
£94,100 28/01/2016
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£94,100 over 3 years (£19,000; £39,200; £35,900) towards the Breaking the Barrier initiative, to contribute towards the cost of three Lead Practitioners, activity and running costs.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Camden Arts Centre
£46,500 30/04/2015
Living Archive Project
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Camden Arts Centre
£85,500 09/05/2012
Towards the costs of a programme engaging children with moderate to severe learning difficulties and physical disabilities in contemporary art, also involving their families and teachers.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 24-61
  • GUY HALAMISH (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Managing Director
  • PORUS JUNGALWALLA Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Investment Banking & Capital Markets Associate
  • TIA COUNTS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Executive Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/11/1997, number: 1065829
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/07/1994, number: 02947191
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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR16: 2 days late, AR08: 103 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from PARASOL UNIT FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART on 14/12/2023
Main office

CAMDEN ART CENTRE
ARKWRIGHT ROAD
LONDON
NW3 6DG

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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