Overall GiG Score: 17 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

THE MAKERS GUILD IN WALES 

The Objects are to advance education for the public benefit in the visual Arts and Crafts in particular but notexclusively by exhibitions of high quality hand made crafts and the provision of workshop programmes
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 18 years

www.makersguildinwales.org.uk

admin@makersguildinwales.org.uk

02920484611

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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
30/06/22*£253£206£46n/an/an/an/an/a125
30/06/21£268£187£81n/an/an/an/an/a125
30/06/20£188£175£14n/an/an/an/an/a120
30/06/19£214£208£6n/an/an/an/an/a120
30/06/18£173£169£3£0£0£0n/a0125
30/06/17£199£204£-5£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/16£178£188£-10£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/15£179£178£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/14£189£180£8£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/13£185£198£-12£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/12£208£198£11£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/11£181£211£-30£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/10£187£207£-21£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/09£174£185£-12£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/08£181£170£11£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/07*£129£122£7£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/06*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 125 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Throughout Wales,

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
National Lottery Heritage Fund£40,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
The Foyle Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£10,000 11/02/2021
towards core funding in 2021 as COVID-19 Support (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Makers Guild in Wales
£40,000 03/09/2020
COVID19 Makers Guild in Wales
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£30,000 01/05/2020
Core Funding - 'Growing the Guild'
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Makers Guild in Wales
£84,500 31/05/2018
A review to help sustain our unique craft based organisation
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 26/04/2018
Core Support for The Makers Guild in Wales
Nesta - ACE0353
£5,000 23/02/2016
2
Digital Innovation Fund for the Arts in Wales programme grant to THE MAKERS GUILD IN WALES Grant Ref ACE0353

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-67
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/04/2006, number: 1113675
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/11/2005, number: 05608888
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR22: 11 days late, AR07: 36 days late, AR06: 195 days late,
Main office

CRAFT IN THE BAY
LLOYD GEORGE AVENUE
CARDIFF
CF10 4QH

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE VISUAL ARTS AND CRAFTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY EXHIBITIONS OF HIGH QUALITY HAND MADE CRAFTS AND THE PROVISION OF WORKSHOP PROGRAMMES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WALES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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