Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 10

Positive trading contribution: +2;Good reserves management: +3
Multiple Deficits: -2

Dynamic board: +3
All female board: -3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 13

THE QUILTERS' GUILD OF THE BRITISH ISLES

Promoting and maintaining inter alia for the public benefit the art history heritage and techniques of the allied crafts of patchwork, applique and quilting.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker
More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/10/23	£606	£707	£-101	£30	£488	£376	6.4	13	747
31/10/22	£650	£783	£-133	£29	£587	£472	7.2	14	718
31/10/21	£595	£607	£-12	£33	£720	£279	5.5	13	742
31/10/20	£650	£565	£84	£34	£729	£293	6.2	11	766
31/10/19	£929	£846	£83	£48	£648	£580	8.2	11	792
31/10/18	£750	£758	£-8	£52	£565	£275	4.4	8	0
31/10/17	£748	£752	£-5	£43	£573	£271	4.3	8	0
31/10/16	£790	£787	£3	£37	£578	£278	4.2	9	0
31/10/15	£942	£947	£-5	£149	£571	£299	3.8	11	0
31/10/14	£918	£888	£30	£114	£567	£249	3.4	9	0
31/10/13	£920	£885	£35	£106	£551	£221	3	11	0
31/10/12?	£662	£672	£-10	£93	£514	£227	4.1	12	0
31/12/11	£782	£797	£-15	£92	£524	£225	3.4	14	0
31/12/10	£789	£719	£70	£99	£539	£169	2.8	9	0
31/12/09	£624	£750	£-127	£71	£469	£364	5.8	9	0
31/12/08	£743	£708	£36	£54	£595	£230	3.9	6	0
31/12/07	£519	£571	£-52	£36	£539	£242	5.1	3	0
31/12/06	£529	£500	£29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£497	£490	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£431	£445	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 11.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 38%
Liabilities/Income: 49%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 77%
Reserves/Spending: 6.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 26 years

www.quiltersguild.org.uk

admin@quiltersguild.org.uk

01904613242

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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 Heritage Fund - Grant to The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles
£48,100	14/08/2020	COVID19:The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles
DCMS - QGBI CRF application
£78,600	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles
£89,100	18/09/2013	Talking Quilts: Saving Quilters' Stories

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 55-78

ANGELA JAYNE DAYMOND Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Textile Artist/Teacher

CHRISTINA EDNA JUDITH KIRK Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

HELEN MARGARET PRINGLE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired Teacher

JENNIFER ENID HALL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired Treasurer

JANE CHARMIAN BLACKBURN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Clerk To Governers

KATHERINE ELIZABETH CHRISTIE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

MELANIE JANE WILLIAMS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Associate Lecturer

PHILIPA MERRILL TANTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Self Employed

SHEILA EVANS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired Civil Servant, Other trusteeship: THE ORME ALMSHOUSES,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/01/1998, number: 1067361
Registered at Companies House on 10/10/1997, number: 03447631

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
Engaging external speakers at charity events 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

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

ST ANTHONY`S HALL
PEASHOLME GREEN
YORK
YO1 7PW

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING THE APPRECIATION, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ART, HERITAGE AND TECHNIQUES OF QUILTING AND ASSOCIATED STITCHED TEXTILES (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS QUILTING) AND TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFOR, PROVIDED THAT ALL THE OBJECTS OF THE GUILD SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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