Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 6
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE ZURBARAN TRUST

The charity was formed to acquire from the Church Commissioners a collection of paintings by the Spanish artist Zurbaran, and in conjunction with her sister charity, The Auckland Castle Trust (Charity Reg:1146219), to enable these paintings to be seen by the general public.It also owns other paintings, furniture and artefacts that form part of the permanent exhibition at Auckland Castle
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£3,502£307£3,195£0£29,222£572.200
31/03/22£1,788£277£1,511£0£26,027£1586.900
31/03/21£2,990£292£2,698£0£25,516£16,179664.900
31/03/20£1,485£287£1,197£0£22,818£13,750574.100
31/03/19£688£286£403£0£21,620£391.600
31/03/18£3,958£354£3,604£0£21,218£632.100
31/03/17*£3,865£186£3,679£0£17,613£1,633105.300
31/03/16£4,753£1,071£3,682£0£13,934£4,88454.700
31/03/15£1,127£949£178£5£10,252£1,07913.600
31/03/14£1,019£26£994£5£10,074£5324.900
31/03/13£9,121£40£9,081£4£9,081£6017.800

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 2.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 8.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 13 years

www.aucklandproject.org

enquiries@aucklandproject.org

01388743750

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Durham,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Jerusalem Trust - Towards The Burning of the Heathen Books tapestry
£15,000 19/12/2023
1
Christian Art
The Linbury Trust - Tapestry -Auckland Project, Zurbaran Trust
£25,000 05/10/2023
A one-off grant to purchase The Burning of the Heathen Books, a tapestry dating back to the mid-1500s.
The Jerusalem Trust - Towards the Burning of the Heathen Books tapestry
£25,000 05/06/2023
12
Christian Art

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 62-77
  • ANTHONY STEWART WORSLEY MOULD Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Art Consultant
  • BRENDAN GODFREY EAMONN FINUCANE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Circuit Judge
  • DR JANE MARY RUFFER Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Medical Practitioner
  • DR JOSE LUIS COLOMER Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Publisher
  • DR LINDSAY RAYMONDE CLIFFORD STAINTON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Curator And Author
  • JONATHAN GARNIER RUFFER (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Investment Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/03/2012, number: 1146437
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/11/2011, number: 07846779
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR17: 2 days late,
Main office

Ord House
Little Fencote
NORTHALLERTON
North Yorkshire
DL7 0RR

Objectives

OBJECT 1 FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR THE PEOPLE OF THE NORTH-EAST OF ENGLAND TO ADVANCE ART CULTURE AND HERITAGE INCLUDING BY:-(A) ACQUIRING AND HOLDING IN PERPETUITY THE PAINTINGS (REFERRED TO BELOW TO BE HOUSED AT AUCKLAND CASTLE IN SUCH LOCATIONS AS ARE NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE DAMAGE OR DETERIORATION TO THE PAINTINGS AND WHICH ARE AVAILABLE FOR ON-GOING PUBLIC DISPLAY AND THE PAINTINGS WILL ONLY BE REMOVED FROM AUCKLAND CASTLE FOR THE PURPOSES OF RESTORATION OR TEMPORARY PUBLIC EXHIBITION; (B) PROVIDING FOR AND FACILITATING THE PRESERVATION OF AN EXHIBITION FOR THE PUBLIC OF THE PAINTINGS AND (C) RECEIVING ON LOAN AND/OR ACQUIRING AND/OR PROVIDING FOR AND FACILITATING THE PRESERVATION OF OR RESEARCH INTO AND/OR EXHIBITING TO THE PUBLIC OTHER WORKS OF ART FROM TIME TO TIME AT AUCKLAND CASTLE OR ELSEWHERE.OBJECT 2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATIONOBJECT 3 TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SUFFERING IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE (INCLUDING THE MAKING OF GRANTS) TO ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS.OBJECT 4 SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND & WALES.THE PAINTINGS MEANS THE 13 PAINTINGS COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS THE PICTURE CYCLE OF JACOB AND HIS SONS INCLUDING 12 PAINTINGS OF JACOB AND HIS 11 SONS BY FRANCISCO DE ZURBARAN (1598-1664) AND ONE PAINTING OF BENJAMIN PAINTED AS A COPY BY ARTHUR POND (1705-1758) (OIL ON CANVAS EACH PAINTING APPROX. 80 X 41 INCHES).

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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