Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -13
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

GORTON VISUAL ARTS 

To promote, maintain and advance the education of the public, in visual arts in the city of Manchester, and to encourage the development of the visual arts, by utilising all performance and visual art forms.To promote for the public benefit of the Manchester city inhabitants, the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board is completely female
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 14 years

www.gortonvisualarts.wordpress.com

GORTONVISUALARTSGROUP@GMAIL.COM

01612312367

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
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*£39£47£-8n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/22£60£58£2n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/03/21£39£34£5n/an/an/an/an/a17
31/03/20£25£24£1n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/19£25£20£6n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/03/18£24£22£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£6£10£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£29£21£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£23£24£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£17£20£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£14£15£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£15£25£-10£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Manchester City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£32,435
Forever Manchester£9,661
One Manchester£4,999
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - from round ere
£9,994 11/11/2022
The funding will be used to provide creative activity workshops for older isolated people and also people with learning difficulties. The project aims to connect people within the community who ....more
Forever Manchester - "putting our stamp on it"
£8,661 24/03/2022
Community and artist Jubilee project
Forever Manchester - 'this, that, and the other'
£1,000 26/08/2021
Art group for older people and people with learning difficulties
National Lottery Community Fund - Crikey we are back !!
£2,500 28/07/2021
The funding will be used to bring a group of older people together to take part in art workshops. The group aim to bring people together who are most at risk of isolation and loneliness as they are ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - more gas than lemonade
£9,991 29/04/2021
The project serves older people and those with learning disabilities many who live alone in isolation residing in the Gorton/Abbey Hey and Levenshulme areas of Manchester. The project aims to deliver ....more
One Manchester - Gorton Visal Arts - Covid Recovery Activities
£4,999 01/11/2020
Provide up to 50 older people in need in the Abbey Hey , Gorton, and Levenshulme areas, with art activities and materials that help keep them active and maintain their Health and Wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sound as a Pound
£9,950 22/05/2020
6
The funding will be used to provide arts material packages for older people with learning disabilities many living alone in isolation. As many don’t have computers the packs will be distributed by ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - "I'll put the kettle on"
£9,895 25/04/2019
12
The organisation will use the funding to run workshops and sessions to encourage people to share stories and produce representational material for others in the community.
One Manchester - Art project relating to businesses from around the world.
£3,000 18/10/2018
The funding will allow the group to work on art projects focusing on family businesses that have come from other parts of the world. The project will be delivered in workshop sessions by professional ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Gorton Visual Arts
£9,900 28/03/2018
"Gorton Mill"
National Lottery Community Fund - Parklife
£9,968 10/05/2017
12
The funding will be used to run a series of intergenerational art based workshops, with a focus on local green spaces, culminating in a staged display. The project aims to encourage people, ....more
One Manchester - Visual arts programme for older people
£1,000 01/11/2016
High quality ambitious Visual Arts activities for residents of sheltered housing schemes.
One Manchester - Art project to boost skills and confidence
£1,000 08/06/2015
Six week project that will celebrate heritage and culture of Gorton, culminating in a show. Project aims to reach people experiencing isolation and vulnerability in the area, increasing their skills, ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/10/2010, number: 1138286
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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
12 returns made; AR23: 2 days late, AR17: 333 days late, AR15: 226 days late, AR12: 0 days late,
Main office

32 WESTBOURNE RANGE
MANCHESTER
M18 7LQ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN VISUAL ARTS IN THE CITY OF MANCHESTER, GENERALLY AND TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE VISUAL ARTS, BY UTILISING ALL PERFORMANCE AND VISUAL ART FORMS.TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF MANCHESTER THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMICCIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.'

Defined Area of Benefit:

MANCHESTER

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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