Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Good reserves management: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 9

THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION

The objectives of the charity are:To advance the education of the public in the study of performing arts, dance, drama, singing, music and related subjectsTo promote the development of education in performing artsTo promote the development of facilities for the teaching and performance of performing arts, dance, drama, singing and related subjects

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

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
31/07/23		£5,908	£5,719	£190	£0	£5,988	£3,300	6.9	175
31/07/22		£5,540	£5,061	£478	£0	£5,798	£3,027	7.2	90
31/07/21		£6,158	£5,568	£590	£0	£5,320	£2,636	5.7	89
31/07/20		£6,402	£5,766	£636	£0	£4,729	£2,146	4.5	104
31/07/19	*	£6,199	£5,723	£476	£5,544	£4,094	£1,601	3.4	0
31/07/18	*	£5,940	£5,593	£347	£0	£4,099	£1,267	2.7	103
31/07/17	*	£5,459	£5,084	£375	£0	£2,932	£1,096	2.6	94
31/07/16		£4,898	£4,612	£286	£4,487	£2,323	£865	2.3	80
31/07/15		£4,192	£4,229	£-37	£2	£1,139	£356	1	70
31/07/14	*	£3,964	£3,989	£-25	£0	£1,175	£531	1.6	70
31/07/13	*	£3,574	£3,504	£70	£0	£1,200	£552	1.9	55
31/07/12		£3,366	£3,300	£66	£0	£1,130	£512	1.9	52
31/07/11	*	£3,039	£2,968	£71	£0	£1,064	£445	1.8	50
31/07/10?	*	£2,914	£2,830	£84	£0	£994	£375	1.6	45
31/08/09	*	£2,761	£2,552	£209	£0	£907	£288	1.4	40
31/08/08		£47	£21	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/07		£48	£69	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/06	*	£40	£33	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/05	*	£26	£182	£-155	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/08/04		£53	£3	£50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 33%
Liabilities/Income: 50%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 55%
Reserves/Spending: 6.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 25 years

www.birdcollege.co.uk

kerensa.gardner@birdcollege.co.uk

02083006004

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides services

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

175 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 41-77

NITIL PATEL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director

GEOFF PINE Appointed: 2012, Occupation: College Principal

LUIS DE ABREU, Occupation: Vice Principal

PROFESSOR PIPPA POPPY CATTERALL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: University Lecturer, Other trusteeship: THE HERITAGE OF LONDON TRUST LIMITED,

SALLY JOY ATKINS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Freelance Tv Producer And Event Manager

SONIA WATSON-FOWLER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Inclusive Communication Consultant

JONATHAN PAUL EMERY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: SACRED HEART SCHOOL BEECHWOOD TRUST LTD, DARTFORD ARTS CENTRE,

SHIRLEY ANNE COEN Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Finance Director, Other trusteeship: COUNCIL FOR DANCE, DRAMA AND MUSICAL THEATRE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/02/1999, number: 1073945
Registered at Companies House on 22/09/1998, number: 03636078

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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
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; AR19: 162 days late, AR18: 114 days late, AR17: 12 days late, AR14: 37 days late, AR13: 107 days late, AR11: 137 days late, AR10: 422 days late, AR09: 756 days late, AR06: 8 days late, AR05: 24 days late,

Main office

Bird College
Alma Road
Sidcup
DA14 4ED

Objectives

(1). TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE STUDY OF PERFORMING ARTS, DANCE AND DRAMA, SINGING AND RELATED SUBJECTS; (2). TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE PERFORMING ARTS OF DANCE AND DRAMA, SINGING AND RELATED SUBJECTS IN COLLEGES, SCHOOLS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS; (3). TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF FACILITIES FOR THE TEACHING AND PERFORMANCE OF PERFORMING ARTS, DRAMA, SINGING AND RELATED SUBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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