Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 7

Reasonable growth: +1
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 14

ART GENE LIMITED

The charity's objects are, for public benefit, to advance the education in Arts in Barrow in Furness, and also nationally and internationally. through the establishment of a facility to encourage artist led initiatives; particularly the production and exhibition of new work. The policies adopted in furtherance of these objects are to implement a programme of local art and design focussed workshops

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

Income was lower than spending in the latest year
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
31/03/23	*	£327	£408	£-81	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£299	£233	£66	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£202	£216	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£311	£283	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£287	£301	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£155	£168	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£152	£195	£-43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£197	£167	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£255	£234	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£173	£177	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£151	£180	£-29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£94	£103	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£157	£153	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 15 years
(22 years as a company)

www.art-gene.co.uk

enquiries@art-gene.co.uk

01229825085

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Cumbria, Lancashire,

Who it helps

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Esmee Fairbairn	£142,000
DCMS	£112,024
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£9,800

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Art Gene Limited
£12,000	30/01/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Art Gene Limited
£120,000	19/05/2021	Towards core costs to support Arts Gene’s work in developing the capacity of communities in Barrow-in-Furness to engage with environmental issues and develop local solutions and action.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	25/09/2020	Art Gene - Support Community Support Our Future
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Art Gene Ltd
£10,000	19/05/2020 6	towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
DCMS - Islands Project
£112,024	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 us is valued and given the chance to flourish and ....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.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Art Gene Limited
£9,800	18/12/2019	Walney Meetings
DCMS - Islands Project
£110,000	01/04/2019	£1.6bn invested in the key arts and culture infrastrucure organisations in England for a 4 year period
DCMS - Islands Project
£110,000	01/04/2018	Islands Project
DCMS - Islands Project
£27,500	01/04/2018	To support Islands Project
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Art Gene Limited
£3,000	07/02/2018	PILOTNW The Barrow Beat: Popular music in Furness in the 1960s
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Art Gene Limited
£3,000	04/01/2018	PILOTNW Mill Lane Loaf
National Lottery Community Fund - Allotment Soup Access Infrastructure Project
£9,996	11/10/2017 12	The project will improve access to the site so it can be used by the local community, including people with mobility issues and young children. This will offer local people opportunities to improve their wellbeing, learn new skills and socialise ....more The project will improve access to the site so it can be used by the local community, including people with mobility issues and young children. This will offer local people opportunities to improve their wellbeing, learn new skills and socialise with others.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Art Gene Ltd
£60,000	03/04/2017 36	Towards a project manager post to develop a new model of coastal community development that connects the landscape and communities to work towards sustainable futures in Barrow.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Art Gene
£97,400	30/01/2014	Fort Walney Uncovered: 1911-1945

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 45-72

ASIF UD DIN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Architect

CATHERYNE DAVIS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Artist

DR DAVID HIRSH HALEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Artist Consultant

DR NAOMI VAN DER VELDEN Appointed: 2016

ELAINE SPEIGHT Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Curator

HARPREET KAUR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Arts Consultant

MIKE STANTON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

NANCY MCKINNELL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/04/2010, number: 1135536
Registered at Companies House on 24/01/2002, number: 04359454

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR23: 36 days late,

Main office

ART GENE
OLD TECHNICAL COLLEGE
BATH STREET
BARROW-IN-FURNESS
LA14 5TY

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS IN BARROW IN FURNESS, AND ALSO NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FACILITY TO ENCOURAGE ARTIST LED INITIATIVES; PARTICULARLYTHE PRODUCTION AND EXHIBITION OF NEW WORK.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BARROW IN FURNESS

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