Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 15

CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON ART SCHOOL LIMITED

The Art School is a specialist higher education institution teaching at Foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate level, preparing students for careers as contemporary artists, conservators, carvers in wood and stone and related professions. This is underpinned by an emphasis on material understanding, traditional skills, experimentation and research, combined with art historical studies.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 12 years

www.cityandguildsartschool.ac.uk

h.lam@cityandguildsartschool.ac.uk

02070911681

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/08/22		£3,027	£3,178	£-151	£42	£1,371	£31	0.1	88
31/08/21		£2,793	£2,937	£-144	£33	£1,596	£21	0.1	83
31/08/20		£2,870	£2,617	£252	£29	£1,562	£32	0.1	71
31/08/19		£2,511	£2,630	£-119	£28	£1,300	£111	0.5	72
31/08/18	*	£2,950	£2,491	£460	£0	£1,428	£189	0.9	72
31/08/17		£2,331	£2,447	£-115	£48	£948	£208	1	88
31/08/16		£2,476	£2,336	£140	£0	£1,007	£291	1.5	33
31/08/15		£2,422	£2,135	£287	£102	£804	£118	0.7	31
31/08/14		£2,195	£2,164	£30	£32	£536	£97	0.5	30
31/08/13		£2,015	£2,050	£-35	£29	£473	£74	0.4	31
31/08/12		£1,178	£729	£449	£17	£448	£45	0.7	31

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 56%
Liabilities/Income: 58%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 2%
Reserves/Spending: 0.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

88 employees

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

The Grocers' Charity	£59,800
Garfield Weston Foundation	£40,000
The Pilgrim Trust	£30,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Education - City & Guilds Art School
£9,500	21/10/2022	Bursary
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Education - City & Guilds Art School - Stone Carving
£3,000	21/10/2022	Bursary
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000	15/07/2022	The Pandemic and Its Ongoing Impact: Student Support 2020-2022
The Grocers' Charity - 2022-City & Guilds of London Art School
£9,500	22/10/2021	Bursary
The Grocers' Charity - 2022-City & Guilds of London Art School
£3,000	22/10/2021	Bursary
The Grocers' Charity - 2022-City & Guilds of London Art School
£10,000	22/10/2021	Towards COVID-19 relief support, students with mental health concerns and safeguarding measures.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000	09/07/2021	The Pandemic and Its Ongoing Impact: Student Support 2020-2022
The Grocers' Charity - 2021 - City & Guilds Art School - Stone Carving
£3,000	30/09/2020	Bursary
The Grocers' Charity - 2021 - City & Guilds Art School
£9,500	30/09/2020	Bursary
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to City & Guilds of London Art School
£30,000	08/06/2020 2	Studio facilities for new undergraduate course in Books and Paper Conservation
The Grocers' Charity - 2020 City & Guilds of London Art School
£12,300	25/10/2019	Improving support for disadvantaged children and young people
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - Grant to City & Guilds of London Art School
£10,717	27/06/2018 36	Widening participation in historic craft skills – woodcarving, stone carving and gilding
Dulverton Trust - National Historic Carving & Conservation Bursaries
£36,000	10/06/2015	National Historic Carving & Conservation Bursaries
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to City And Guilds Of London Art School Limited
£35,000	14/09/2010 12	Towards Core costs Towards the salary of the deputy director.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to City And Guilds Of London Art School Limited
£35,000	17/12/2008 12	Towards Core costs Towards the salary of the deputy director.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (16)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 15/16 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 41-77

ALEXANDER STITT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Commercial Director

CAROLINE CAMPBELL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Museum Curator, Other trusteeship: COMPTON VERNEY COLLECTION SETTLEMENT,

DR LOIS ESTHER TYRRELL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Higher Education Leader

DR VIRGINIA LOVELACE BROOKE Appointed: 2019

EDWARD WILLIAM CAMPBELL CAMPBELL-JOHNSTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Investment Manager

HELEN SUNDERLAND-COHEN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Lawyer, Consultant

JAMES CAMERON KELLY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chartered Accountant - Retired

JAMIE TIMOTHY BILL (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Partnership Director

LAURENCE BENSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Higher Education

MARTIN HATFULL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director /Business Advisor

MICHAEL OSBALDESTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Special Adviser

PAUL FARMILOE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Student

PROFESSOR ELIZABETH MARY ROUSE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

PROFESSOR JANE MARGARET RAPLEY OBE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired Academic

TABISH KHAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Regulation And Policy Manager

WILLIAM ANDREW ALLEN QC Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Barrister

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/11/2011, number: 1144708
Registered at Companies House on 20/10/2011, number: 07817519

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

11 returns made; AR18: 1 days late,

Main office

CITY & GUILDS OF LONDON ART SCHOOL
118-124 KENNINGTON PARK ROAD
LONDON
SE11 4DJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE AND LEARNING BY TEACHING FINE ART, CONTEMPORARY AND TRADITIONAL CRAFTS, CONSERVATION AND ART INCLUDING ANY SUCH SKILLS, PRACTICES AND STUDIES AS MAY BE CONCERNED WITH ANY OF THE FOREGOING; 2. TO PRESERVE AND TO PROMOTE THE SKILLS, CRAFTS, TECHNIQUES, PROCESSES AND OTHER KNOWLEDGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOREGOING OBJECT;

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