Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 8

Poor Liquidity: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -3

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

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 11

THE DISS CORN HALL TRUST

The Trust was formed to provide public benefit by advancing the education of the public in the performing arts, the creative arts and the visual arts and heritage and in furtherance of these objects to provide and manage an arts and heritage centre in Diss.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased 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

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

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	£535	£634	£-99	£150	£135	£61	1.1	20	50
31/03/22?	£416	£426	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/12/20	£338	£293	£45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
31/12/19	£381	£409	£-29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	76
31/12/18	£353	£418	£-65	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	20
31/12/17	£270	£162	£108	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£270	£162	£108	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£311	£171	£140	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£300	£243	£58	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£219	£209	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£161	£141	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£208	£150	£58	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£92	£91	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 28%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 23.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 37%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 45%
Reserves/Spending: 1.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5

Asset Split ?

Established: 14 years

www.thecornhall.co.uk

boxoffice@thecornhall.co.uk

01379652241

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Norfolk,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

20 employees
50 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£80,300
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£46,400
The Foyle Foundation	£29,000
Department for Work and Pensions	£4,892

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£29,000	20/09/2022	towards core costs of Learning, Community and Exhibitions Programmes (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Department for Work and Pensions - 3 PRIMOS
£4,892	01/04/2021	To support customers aged 18-24 to be ready to take up kickstart vacancies.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Diss Corn Hall Trust
£46,400	25/02/2021	NL20:The Elephants of Diss
DCMS - The Diss Corn Hall Recovering Fund
£54,950	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund 2
£25,350	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Power to Change - The Diss Corn Hall Trust
£72,200	29/10/2015 36	Grant to The Diss Corn Hall Trust
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Diss Corn Hall Trust
£30,000	31/03/2014	Towards core costs of this community arts organisation during a time of transition as part of a wider regeneration project in a deprived rural community.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-67

AMY BISHOP Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Teacher

DEBORAH GAZE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: People And Culture Manager

DR JANE LOUISE BRYAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Event Organiser

KEVAN MARK BAKER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Nhs Practice Manager

PETER ELLIS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

RICHARD BUDDS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Teacher

MARK ELLERY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: PREMIER FOUNDATION LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/06/2010, number: 1136553
Registered at Companies House on 16/07/2009, number: 06964297

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

13 returns made; all on time

Main office

Diss Corn Hall
St. Nicholas Street
DISS
IP22 4LB

Objectives

To advance the education of the public in the performing arts, the creative arts, the visual arts and the understanding of local heritage and in furtherance of these objects to provide and manage an arts and heritage centre in Diss, Norfolk and to do anything incidental or conducive to achieving those objects.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DISS, NORFOLK

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