Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

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

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 18

THE MEETING HOUSE ARTS CENTRE LIMITED

Visual Arts Exhibitions all the year round, including OpenMost weeks, usually Fridays or Saturdays: Classical, Jazz, occasional otherMonthly Antiques and Collectables Fairs 11 Craft Markets, occasional book fairsPrivate HiresDaily workshops: incl. Watercolour, Feltmaking, Rag rugs, Folk crafts, Readers' group, Clay Sculpting, Coloured pencils, Pilates,

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/01/24	£116	£120	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/23	£83	£111	£-27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/22	£80	£70	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/21	£70	£68	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/20?	£133	£131	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/18	£118	£117	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/17	£120	£118	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/16	£115	£110	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/15	£120	£111	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/14	£70	£72	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/13	£70	£74	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/12	£76	£65	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/11	£66	£61	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/10	£55	£57	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/09	£104	£112	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/08	£124	£123	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 18 years

https://www.ilminsterartscentre.com/

info@ilminsterarts.org.uk

01460 54973

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Somerset,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Postcode Local Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£25,000	30/06/2023	Funding enabled us to create a new programme that appeals to younger people and offer them subsidised access to activities.
Somerset Community Foundation - Contribution towards the overheads of a cultural centre, which have risen due to the cost-of-living crisis
£2,000	01/02/2023	Grant to The Meeting House Arts Centre
Somerset Community Foundation - Running costs of a community arts centre in Ilminster
£1,500	21/07/2022	Running costs of a community arts centre in Ilminster
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Replacing lost income and ensuring future viability
£5,000	19/03/2021	Grant to The Meeting House Arts Centre Limited

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 24-77

ALAN HYDE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

DR ANTHONY YATES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Engineering Consultant

GAYNOR ARROWSMITH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

JAMES ALAN SAW Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Software Engineer

JENNIFER ALEXANDRA ROUSE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

JULIE AMANDA MANLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/01/2007, number: 1117698
Registered at Companies House on 18/12/2006, number: 06031955

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
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
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

16 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Meeting House Arts Centre Ltd
The Meeting House
East Street
ILMINSTER
TA19 0AN

Objectives

IN THE TOWN OF ILMINSTER AND ITS NEIGHBOURING PARTS OF SOMERSET, DORSET AND DEVON ('THE AREA OF BENEFIT') TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE STUDYING APPRECIATION OF THE VISUAL AND PERFORMIMG ARTS BY THE PROVISION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF EXHIBITIONS, DISPLAYS, WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, CONCERTS, PLAYS AND ENTERTAINMENT'S AND IN ALL OTHER MEANS WHICH IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES FURTHER THE SAID OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTH SOMERSET

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