Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 13
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +13
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

ZION ARTS CENTRE LIMITED 

Zion Arts Centre Ltd t/a Z-arts is committed to inspiring and enabling generations of young people from Manchester and beyond to use creativity to reach their potential. We offer a wide range of creative activities across all art forms including visual art, drama, music and dance as well as a varied theatre programme specifically aimed at children and family audiences.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • 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:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Established: 22 years

www.z-arts.org

info@z-arts.org

01612261912

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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£1,445£1,467£-22£80£760£4523.7457
31/03/22£1,208£1,241£-33£53£782£5155327
31/03/21*£1,262£1,020£242£22£815£4044.8330
31/03/20£1,459£1,334£125£122£573£2312.12847
31/03/19£1,241£1,185£56£83£448£1891.92414
31/03/18£1,070£1,205£-135£81£392£1671.7230
31/03/17£944£903£42£0£527£1482200
31/03/16£835£898£-64£0£486£1041.4190
31/03/15£981£877£104£6£550£841.1180
31/03/14£1,173£891£281£8£446£791.1180
31/03/13£836£825£11£4£165£1051.5170
31/03/12£783£719£64£14£154£1362.3150
31/03/11*£701£626£75£8£89£891.7140
31/03/10£560£545£15£12£14£140.3100
31/03/09£564£620£-56£18£0£0-0130
31/03/08*£591£588£4£12£56£561.1130
31/03/07*£547£447£100£6£52£521.4140

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 60%
Reserves/Spending: 3.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bolton, Bury, Manchester City, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford City, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 45 employees
  • 7 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
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£275,800
DCMS£201,633
National Lottery Community Fund£109,750
Manchester City Council£68,550
The Foyle Foundation£40,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£40,000
Youth Music£28,358
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Bright Sparks - Participatory Family Activity Programme
£100,000 19/05/2023
The funding will support Zion Arts Centre Limited to continue delivering art-based activities to children and young people and their families from their centre in Hulme Manchester. The activities ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Toni and the Time Machine
£12,800 18/01/2023
Based in Hulme, Z-arts is an arts and theatre venue, offering activities, shows and events for children and families. This grant supports Z-arts to partner with One Tenth Human theatre company to ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Z-arts Arts Centre
£2,616 22/10/2022
Z-arts Bright Sparks works with schools, food banks and creative arts networks to bring exciting arts activities and food packages to families most impacted by the effects of the pandemic.
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£40,000 21/04/2022
towards upgrade of digital infrastructure, including LED theatre lights and installation of a childrens library
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Toni and the Time Machine
£243,000 14/03/2022
36
Based in Hulme, Z-arts is an arts and theatre venue, offering activities, shows and events for children and families. This grant supports Z-arts to partner with One Tenth Human theatre company to ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000 29/10/2021
Core/Unrestricted
National Lottery Community Fund - Z-arts Summer of Play
£9,750 16/04/2021
The funding will be used to deliver a variety of activities including indoor activities a music festival and growing workshops. The project aims to bring people together to reconnect and reduce ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Z-arts
£2,642 24/10/2020
We would like to offer local young people a safe, welcoming environment, to be creative, have fun, learn and grow.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£20,000 22/07/2020
3
Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
Manchester City Council - Grant to Zion Arts Centre Ltd
£48,550 01/06/2020
Delivering of Z-arts Strategic plan 2018-22
DCMS - Z-arts Reopen and Reconnect
£132,402 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Z-arts Reopen and Restabilise
£69,231 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Manchester City Council - Grant to Zion Arts Centre Ltd
£20,000 26/03/2020
Grant to support Manchester Cultural Education Partnership
Youth Music - Band of Boroughs
£28,358 06/03/2020
Band of Boroughs
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 07/03/2019
Z-arts Core and Dance
Manchester City Council - Grant to Zion Arts Centre Ltd
£48,550 16/12/2018
Z-Arts Strategic Investment Grant
Manchester City Council - Grant to Zion Arts Centre Ltd
£53,795 01/04/2018
Grant towards programme and activities with a focus on creative learning and education at the heart. Working closely with schools and education practitioners to encourage participation from young ....more
Manchester City Council - Grant to Zion Arts Centre Ltd
£51,105 01/04/2018
Grant towards programme and activities with a focus on creative learning and education at the heart. Working closely with schools and education practitioners to encourage participation from young ....more
Manchester City Council - Grant to Zion Arts Centre Ltd
£51,105 01/04/2018
Grant towards to enable Z-Arts to deliver the activities in the Z-Arts strategic plan
Manchester City Council - Grant to Zion Arts Centre Ltd
£51,105 17/03/2018
Cultural partnership Agreements. The purpose of the funding is to support cultural organisations in Manchester City which are delivering against the City's priorities and meeting the themes of the ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Z-arts
£2,771 29/11/2017
Help us to get Hulme reading! We want two iconic BookBenches in Hulme where children and families can sit and read.
Youth Music - Allsorts: Harmonise
£29,875 07/07/2017
Allsorts: Harmonise
National Lottery Community Fund - Heart of Hulme - a summer participation and co-operation project
£9,145 11/04/2017
12
The funding will be used to run workshops, activities and a community event for vulnerable children and young people in the local community. The project aims to address issues of wellbeing and mental ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Zion Arts Centre Limited
£114,333 11/10/2016
36
The Bright Sparks project will deliver a variety of creative learning activities to children and young people from Moss side, Hulme and surrounding areas leading to improved confidence and ....more
Youth Music - Allsorts (Essentials and Unplugged)
£29,669 27/01/2016
Allsorts (Essentials and Unplugged)
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 23-54
  • NAZMA NOOR Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Digital Marketing Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/08/2002, number: 1093556
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/11/2000, number: 04101324
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
  • 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
17 returns made; AR21: 43 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR08: 84 days late, AR07: 115 days late,
Main office

FAO THE CEO
Z-ARTS
STRETFORD ROAD
MANCHESTER
M15 5ZA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, DEVELOP AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE ARTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF BUT NOT LIMITED TO, YOUNG PEOPLE, BY ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING A CENTRE OR CENTRES IN MANCHESTER, FOR THE PRESENTATION FOR THE PUBLIC OF MUSIC, OPERA, DANCE, DRAMA, THE VISUAL ARTS, FILMS, VIDEO, MULTIMEDIA, SOUND EXHIBITIONS OF ALL KINDS AS ARE CONDUCIVE TO THE PROMOTION, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OR TO THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, WHETHER ON PREMISES OWNED OR LEASED BY THE COMPANY ELSEWHERE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MANCHESTER

Data Sources

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