Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 2
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

BEYOND THE BORDER STORYTELLING FESTIVAL LTD 

Cultural and Educational: To advance the education of the public, in storytelling and related arts and to further the public appreciation and taste in storytelling and related arts. Activities include schools projects, community outreach and festival development and delivery, culminating in Wales International Storytelling Festival once every 2 years..
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Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/03/22*£246£367£-120n/an/an/an/an/a25
01/04/21*£196£89£107n/an/an/an/an/a0
01/04/20£110£111£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
01/04/19£177£151£26n/an/an/an/an/a32
01/04/18£57£46£11£0£0£0n/a052
01/04/17*£152£259£-107£0£0£0n/a00
01/04/16£139£112£27£0£0£0n/a00
01/04/15£216£262£-45£0£0£0n/a00
01/04/14£135£81£54£0£0£0n/a00
01/04/13£220£215£4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

www.beyondtheborder.com

info@beyondtheborder.com

07775911306

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout Wales,
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 25 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
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£10,000 04/02/2020
towards the Beyond the Border Storytelling Festival in July 2021
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 15/10/2019
Discovering Stories
National Lottery Community Fund - Slow Motion Selfies
£9,895 18/03/2019
12
Slow Motion Selfies

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/10/2011, number: 1144275
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/02/2011, number: 07534036
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR22: 1 days late, AR21: 46 days late, AR17: 1 days late,
Main office

Unit D
Tramshed Tech
Pendyris Street
CARDIFF
CF11 6BH

Objectives

TO ADVANCE FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE LIVING IN WALES, IN STORYTELLING AND RELATED ARTS AND TO FURTHER THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN STORYTELLING AND RELATED ARTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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