Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

MAINDEE FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION 

The Charity provides an annual programme of arts workshops and environmental projects in Newport, South Wales. These culminate each year in the annual "Maindee Festival".
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
Established: 14 years

www.maindee.org/festival

info@maindee.org

01633762155

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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£25£21£5n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/22£12£15£-3n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/21£14£15£-1n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/20£28£21£8n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/19£86£86£-1n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/18£29£25£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£71£72£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£69£65£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£36£52£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£41£34£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£35£34£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£32£28£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£30£36£-6£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Newport City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 30 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Petal Power
£8,000 03/03/2020
5
Maindee Festival Association in Newport will deliver crafting sessions for local people of all ages to work together, making floral arrangements from plastic waste that will be displayed the 2020 ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Newport Events Stewards Project
£3,377 18/03/2017
12
Maindee Festival Association in Newport will use the grant to train 12 people as volunteer stewards to provide support at Summer community events in Newport. This grant for £3,377 will fund SIA ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/08/2010, number: 1137611
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR12: 27 days late,
Main office

Community House
Eton Road
NEWPORT

Objectives

TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY ARTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFITS OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND CULTURES AND LIVING IN NEWPORT, SOUTH WALES IN ORDER TO:(1) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF ALL LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN COMMUNITY ARTS AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT(2) TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TOFOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS;(3) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLYDISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES OF NEWPORT, SOUTH WALES IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETYTO PROVIDE, MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE A PUBLIC PARK OR OTHER PUBLIC AMENITY IN THE VICINITY OF A LANDFILL SITE, WHERE IT IS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NEWPORT,

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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