Finance Score: -11

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 9

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs high: -3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 3

ARTICHOKE TRUST

Artichoke Trust is a creative company that seeks to expand the artistic horizons of the general public by working with artists to produce large-scale, site-specific events in public spaces.

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Positives:

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
There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Spending is declining
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 18 years

www.artichoke.uk.com

emily.lake@artichoke.uk.com

02076507611

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	*	£1,094	£2,102	£-1,008	£334	£2,132	£2,062	11.8	19	34
31/03/22		£5,151	£4,518	£634	£373	£1,883	£1,418	3.8	18	401
31/03/21		£782	£1,498	£-716	£386	£910	£781	6.3	19	0
31/03/20		£3,351	£3,174	£177	£361	£1,582	£1,413	5.3	19	368
31/03/19	*	£2,513	£2,997	£-484	£343	£690	£493	2	18	3,200
31/03/18		£6,648	£5,778	£870	£369	£1,174	£222	0.5	21	0
31/03/17		£3,198	£3,518	£-320	£250	£304	£6	0	18	0
31/03/16	*	£4,736	£4,410	£326	£283	£624	£73	0.2	15	0
31/03/15		£1,226	£1,077	£149	£233	£298	£139	1.6	10	0
31/03/14		£2,493	£3,035	£-542	£187	£149	£149	0.6	13	0
31/03/13	*	£2,217	£1,732	£485	£148	£692	£248	1.7	12	0
31/03/12		£1,869	£2,293	£-424	£8	£206	£190	1	11	0
31/03/11	*	£1,624	£1,034	£590	£7	£631	£398	4.6	12	0
31/03/10		£1,752	£1,919	£-167	£154	£41	£26	0.2	15	0
31/03/09		£2,739	£2,820	£-82	£132	£208	£44	0.2	6	0
31/03/08		£717	£438	£280	£12	£290	£290	7.9	3	0
31/03/07	*	£1,003	£993	£10	£12	£10	£10	0.1	2	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 31.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 15.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 16%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 32%
Liabilities/Income: 94%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 11.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Ireland, Northern Ireland, Throughout England,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

19 employees
34 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

DCMS	£1,711,430
County Durham Community Foundation	£70,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£25,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,993

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Childhood Trust - Changing Young Lives Through Outdoor Art
£1,500	12/06/2022	Artichoke brings great art to children?s doorsteps with free, outdoor events. We are seeking support to give more young people life-changing creative opportunities, from arts activities in schools, ....more Artichoke brings great art to children?s doorsteps with free, outdoor events. We are seeking support to give more young people life-changing creative opportunities, from arts activities in schools, to work experience and training - developing children?s confidence, wellbeing and employability.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	28/01/2022	Sanctuary
National Lottery Community Fund - Sanctuary - Rebirth recovery and regeneration following Covid
£9,993	14/01/2022	The group will use the funding to provide training opportunities for young people who are facing employment challenges through the creation of a community artwork. This will help young people to ....more The group will use the funding to provide training opportunities for young people who are facing employment challenges through the creation of a community artwork. This will help young people to reach their potential and gain formal construction qualifications.
County Durham Community Foundation - Community engagement Lumiere 2021
£35,000	08/11/2021	To support engagement with County Durham communities as part of participatory arts projects during 2021 Lumiere
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
£240,000	27/10/2021	To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further ....more To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further funding in order to be able to operate on a viable and sustainable basis by 31 March 2022.
County Durham Community Foundation - Community engagement Lumiere 2021
£35,000	26/07/2021	To support engagement with County Durham communities as part of participatory arts projects during 2021 Lumiere
DCMS - Artichoke Trust
£476,748	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 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 us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision.
DCMS - Artichoke Recovery Fund
£994,682	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
National Lottery Community Fund - Neon Words
£10,000	11/07/2019 12	The funding will provide women from HMP Low Newton the opportunity to produce a neon artwork to be exhibited at the Lumiere festival, with the aim of improving mental wellbeing and addressing social ....more The funding will provide women from HMP Low Newton the opportunity to produce a neon artwork to be exhibited at the Lumiere festival, with the aim of improving mental wellbeing and addressing social exclusion.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£90,000	04/12/2018	Lumiere 2019
National Lottery Community Fund - Processions
£10,000	29/05/2018 12	Project Summary :_x000D_ Artichoke Trust will use the grant to deliver a programme of collaborative banner-making workshops for women and girls throughout Wales, with the aim of strengthening ....more Project Summary :_x000D_ Artichoke Trust will use the grant to deliver a programme of collaborative banner-making workshops for women and girls throughout Wales, with the aim of strengthening community cohesion in preparation for a mass-participation artwork taking place in June to celebrate 100 years since the first UK women won the right to vote._x000D_ What Money is for :_x000D_ This grant for £10,000 will fund banner-making materials, transport costs, photography and documentation, accessibility costs, Community-coordinator travel expenses, translation costs, and evaluation.
DCMS - Artichoke Trust
£468,134	01/04/2018	Artichoke Trust
DCMS - Artichoke Trust
£117,034	01/04/2018	To support Artichoke Trust
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - PROCESSIONS: artistic commemoration of the centenary of the women's vote
£60,000	02/03/2018 6	PROCESSIONS led a UK-wide programme of banner-making workshops that formed part of the largest participatory textile project ever organised in the UK. The project helped to mark historic rallies led ....more PROCESSIONS led a UK-wide programme of banner-making workshops that formed part of the largest participatory textile project ever organised in the UK. The project helped to mark historic rallies led by the suffragettes. It culminated with a mass-participation artwork taking place across Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London to mark 100 years of women having the right to vote in the UK.
The Baring Foundation - Grant to Artichoke
£10,000	11/12/2017	To support the installation of Echelle by artist Ron Haselden and, more widely, towards embracing older participants as part of Lumiere London's access policy.
County Durham Community Foundation - Heron Light Sculpture - Jon Voss
£22,000	21/06/2017	Towards the Heron Light Sculpture - Jon Voss for Lumiere Festival.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - London's Burning (part of Great Fire 350)
£150,000	01/02/2016 10	Support to underpin the participation and engagement strand of work for this large scale public event across the river Thames, enouraging disadvantaged young people from five London boroughs to take ....more Support to underpin the participation and engagement strand of work for this large scale public event across the river Thames, enouraging disadvantaged young people from five London boroughs to take an actiove part in designing and building an ephemeral art installation to commemorate the anniversary of the Great Fire of London.
Greater London Authority - Grant to Artichoke Trust
£500,000	07/09/2015	Funding for the Lumiere London Festival
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Artichoke Trust
£60,000	10/03/2010 24	Towards Core costs Towards research and development costs for future live events in public spaces.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 26-73

ALLAN COOK Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director

BEN LEE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Fundraiser

DALWARDIN BABU Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Non Executive Director, Other trusteeships: QUENTIN BLAKE CENTRE FOR ILLUSTRATION, THE COMEDY SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST,

DESIREE ANN CLARKE NOBLE Appointed: 2022

HELEN MARRIAGE Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Producer

JANICE EVELYN BOUD Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Solicitor-General Counsel For Olympic Park Legacy

LAIA GASCH CASALS Appointed: 2022

MEDEA MANAZ Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Social Media Manager

NEPHERTITI OBOSHIE SCHANDORF Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

RICHARD KITSON Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Housing Management Consultant

SHIRLEY ANN RODRIGUES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

STEPHANIE FLANDERS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Chief Market Strategist, Other trusteeships: KENNEDY MEMORIAL FUND, THE WINCOTT FOUNDATION,

TONY JAMES HEATON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Artist

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/01/2006, number: 1112716
Registered at Companies House on 19/04/2005, number: 05429030

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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
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; AR23: 23 days late, AR19: 69 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR13: 1 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR07: 30 days late,

Main office

Artichoke Trust
Toynbee Studios
28 Commercial Street
LONDON
E1 6AB

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF MUSIC, SPEECH, DRAMA AND DANCE, IN ALL THEIR BRANCHES AND IN PARTICULAR BY PUBLIC PERFORMANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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