Overall GiG Score: 13 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 9
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

HOFESH SHECHTER COMPANY LTD 

Hofesh Shechter Company aims to advance the arts and culture for the benefit of the general public by promoting in the UK and internationally modern dance and other art forms including films and music with reference to performances and the work of Hofesh Shechter:and to advance the education of young people, dance practitioners and public through the provision of workshops,classes and performances
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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 gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Established: 15 years

www.hofesh.co.uk

info@hofesh.co.uk

02037017490

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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£1,980£1,878£101£90£856£5673.6330
31/03/22£1,738£1,674£63£89£755£7555.4240
31/03/21£1,669£1,302£367£70£692£6926.4250
31/03/20£1,658£1,577£80£80£324£3242.5280
31/03/19£2,011£1,946£66£96£244£2441.5270
31/03/18£1,741£1,769£-27£114£179£1791.2230
31/03/17£1,183£1,167£17£53£206£2062.1230
31/03/16£1,902£1,909£-6£101£189£1891.2330
31/03/15£1,507£1,497£10£68£195£1951.6280
31/03/14£1,590£1,588£2£73£186£1861.4270
31/03/13£1,354£1,245£110£54£184£1841.8240
31/03/12£1,357£1,355£2£36£74£740.7200
31/03/11£956£967£-11£34£72£720.9170
31/03/10£986£903£83£9£83£310.4110

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 36%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 66%
Reserves/Spending: 3.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 33 employees
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Throughout England, Turkey, United States,

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£433,149
John Ellerman Foundation£120,000
Esmee Fairbairn£30,000
The Foyle Foundation£25,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
£123,414 22/10/2021
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
John Ellerman Foundation - Shechter II 2022 and 2024 Talent Development Programme costs
£120,000 25/03/2021
Shechter II 2022 and 2024 Talent Development Programme costs
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Hofesh Shechter
£30,000 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
DCMS - ACE CRF
£250,000 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund Grants - Round 2
£59,735 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 29/04/2019
Implementation of a New Programming Strand to reach more regional audiences
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£25,000 25/04/2019
towards one year support for a new programming strand Shechter II to develop mid-scale dance to tour for regional audiences
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Hofesh Shechter
£120,000 06/03/2019
24
Towards core costs to support a new programming model to develop and grow UK audiences for mid-scale dance touring
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Hofesh Shechter
£110,000 27/08/2014
Towards the company's participation programme, including a contribution to the salary of a participation producer.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Hofesh Shechter
£49,600 05/05/2011
Towards the salaries to manage and plan the company's participatory programme.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 61-72
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/06/2009, number: 1130255
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/10/2008, number: 06737326
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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

Somerset House
LONDON

Objectives

3.1 TO ADVANCE THE ARTS AND CULTURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BYPROMOTING IN THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY MODERN DANCE AND OTHER ART FORMSINCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FILMS AND MUSIC WITH PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVEREFERENCE TO TOURING PERFORMANCES AND TO THE WORK OF HOFESH SHECHTER; AND3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE, DANCE PRACTITIONERS AND THE GENERALPUBLIC WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE ARTISTIC WORK OF THE CHARITY ANDPARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS, CLASSESAND PERFORMANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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