Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8

THE POUND ARTS TRUST LIMITED 

The Pound Arts Trust Limited is responsible for running The Pound arts centre, the arts hub for north Wiltshire; Corsham Festivals and Rural Arts Wiltshire & Rural Arts South Gloucestershire, the rural touring scheme. Through a programme of performances, workshops, exhibitions & talks, The Pound Arts Trust aims to create both cultural & educational opportunities for people of all ages & abilities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 20 years

www.poundarts.org.uk

info@poundarts.org.uk

01249712618

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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£449£535£-86n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/22£372£451£-79n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/21*£375£304£71n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/20£718£446£272£0£345£3459.310300
31/03/19£424£417£7n/an/an/an/an/a300
31/03/18£394£395£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£410£433£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£426£436£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£432£437£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£402£394£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£377£396£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£356£363£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£396£371£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£381£370£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£328£337£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£341£285£56£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£64£85£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£92£89£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£85£69£16£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 40 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire,

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£227,049
National Lottery Community Fund£36,834
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
Co-Operative Group£6,346
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Activities at The Pound
£2,292 21/10/2023
We would like to provide fun activities for adults and children of all ages to support their mental health and sense of wellbeing. We aim to use art, craft, drama, and exercise.
National Lottery Community Fund - Pound Arts Rennovation
£36,834 24/02/2022
The project is using funding to replace all stage lighting equipment in the auditorium to future proof the space and benefit the attendees of events. The project helps to bring people together across ....more
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Pound Arts Trust Ltd
£2,650 24/05/2021
This grant would part fund their Dancing Through Time project for older people in Corsham
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 07/05/2021
Pound Arts Centre Renovation
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Pound Arts
£4,055 24/10/2020
The renovation of our building will preserve this important community space for years to come.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,900 03/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£76,823 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
DCMS - Pound Arts Covid recovery application
£64,891 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£75,435 01/04/2019
£1.6bn invested in the key arts and culture infrastrucure organisations in England for a 4 year period
Quartet Community Foundation - Rural Arts South Gloucestershire
£3,000 10/10/2018
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To provide a set of professional performing arts events planned in rural centres in South Gloucestershire that face barriers to accessing the arts.
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£75,435 01/04/2018
National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
DCMS - The Pound 10th anniversary renovation
£353,946 01/04/2018
The Pound 10th anniversary renovation
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£18,859 01/04/2018
To support National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Pound Arts Trust Ltd
£3,487 29/11/2017
We want to provide activities for over 70s to improve their health and well-being.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 26-61
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/03/2004, number: 1102787
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: 04789736
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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR21: 4 days late, AR07: 6 days late, AR06: 8 days late,
Main office

THE POUND ARTS CENTRE
POUND PILL
CORSHAM
SN13 9HX

Objectives

(A) THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION BY MEANS OF ARTISTIC PRODUCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES TO BE AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF AGE, GENDER, RACE, SEXUALITY, DISABILITY OR SOCIAL BACKGROUND.(B) THE PROMOTION OF ARTISTIC EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY MEANS OF CONCERTS, RECITALS, EXHIBITIONS, FESTIVALS (SPECIFICALLY CORSHAM FESTIVAL), DRAMATIC PRODUCTIONS, FILM, RURAL TOURING AND OTHER ARTISTIC MEDIA.IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE:(C) ORGANISATION OF PARTICIPATORY ARTS WORKSHOPS ACROSS A RANGE OF ARTFORMS WITH ACCESS TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS AND ABILITIES.(D) PROMOTION AND/OR ORGANISATION OF OTHER ARTISTIC EVENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE ABOVE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH WEST REGION

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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