Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 5

Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
Reasonable growth: +1
Deficit latest year: -2

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

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 11

WIMBLEDON ARTS

Developing the cultural landscape of Merton and Wandsworth by organising an annual book festival called "Wimbledon Bookfest" to promote the active enjoyment of books, and other cultural activities; and developing an educational outeach programme across Merton.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
There has been reasonable growth in spending 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 and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

Financial issues to consider:

There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £56,315 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/12/22		£540	£616	£-76	£0	£-56	£-56	-1.1	2	15
31/12/21		£529	£530	£-1	£0	£19	£19	0.4	1	15
31/12/20		£273	£267	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
31/12/19		£618	£612	£6	£0	£15	£15	0.3	0	130
31/12/18		£452	£456	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	173
31/12/17		£357	£370	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£372	£352	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£269	£265	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14?		£255	£243	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/13		£195	£209	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/12		£134	£133	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/11	*	£98	£105	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/10		£59	£56	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/09?		£35	£30	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
29/02/08	*	£16	£15	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 176%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: -1.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 17 years

www.wimbledonbookfest.org

info@wimbledonbookfest.org

02089473495

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body

Where it operates

Merton, Wandsworth,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

2 employees
15 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Emergency Resource Support
£65,000	10/09/2021	This fund aims to provide emergency funding awards to culturally significant organisations that were financially sustainable before Covid-19 but are now at imminent risk of failure and have exhausted ....more This fund aims to provide emergency funding awards to culturally significant organisations that were financially sustainable before Covid-19 but are now at imminent risk of failure and have exhausted all other options for increasing their resilience.
The Wimbledon Foundation - Wimbledon Book Festival
£10,000	03/06/2020	Resilience grant to help ensure future of Wimbledon Book Festival

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 27-70

CHRIS YOUNG Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Financial Analyst

ALICE SKINNER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Editorial Assistant

DAVID SHRIVER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business Executive

KATHARINE DAVIES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Teacher

LORD IAIN MACKENZIE MCNICOL (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Politician

SUSAN WOODMAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Lawyer, Other trusteeship: ROBERT BRUCE BARNES CHARITABLE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/07/2007, number: 1120297
Registered at Companies House on 05/02/2007, number: 06083408

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR11: 132 days late, AR08: 219 days late,

Main office

Wimbledon BookFest
35 Wimbledon Hill Road
LONDON
SW19 7NB

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE AN ANNUAL EVENT CALLED THE ''WIMBLEDON BOOKFEST'' OR CALLED BY SOME OTHER SIMILAR OR APPROPRIATE NAME, AND TO PROMOTE SIMILAR EVENTS RELATED TO OTHER ASPECTS OF THE ARTS.(B) TO STRENGTHEN THE BONDS BETWEEN THE ARTS AND THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THE COMPANY OPERATES AND TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE RUNNING OF THE ARTS; TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTS LOCALLY IN WIMBLEDON AND ITS ENVIRONS; AND TO WORK WITH OTHER BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL 'NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE'

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