Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 17

VICTOR BATTE LAY FOUNDATION

Maintenance, development and exhibition of the Victor Batte Lay Collection of works of art, and ownership of the Minories gallery and exhibition space in Colchester.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no 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 age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/07/22		£84	£74	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/07/21		£161	£118	£43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/07/20		£14	£4	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/07/19		£13	£4	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/07/18	*	£50	£5	£45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/17		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/07/16		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/07/15		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/07/14		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/07/13		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 12 years

https://www.vblfcollection.org.uk/

info@wearetheminories.com

07541311027

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Essex,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
5 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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£25,000
The Foyle Foundation	£20,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£9,954
Essex Community Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Victor Batte-Lay Foundation
£9,954	15/11/2022	Preparing the Ground
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000	08/02/2022	towards ongoing costs over the next 12 months (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	16/07/2021	We are the Minories
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Victor Batte Lay Foundation
£5,000	08/07/2021	to support the creation of arts activities within a new community hub in Colchester

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 25-75

LESLEY MADELEINE SCORDELLIS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

PROFESSOR THEODORA-ISMENE GIZELIS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Academic Professor

SUSAN ROCHE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

AMY TURNBULL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Artist, Other trusteeships: VICTOR BATTE-LAY TRUST, WE ARE THE MINORIES,

BENJAMIN PAITES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Collections And Learning Curator, Other trusteeship: WE ARE THE MINORIES,

BENJAMIN RICHARD COODE-ADAMS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Artist, Other trusteeships: VICTOR BATTE-LAY TRUST, WE ARE THE MINORIES,

EDMUND BACON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Development Manager, Other trusteeship: WE ARE THE MINORIES,

JULIA PAULINE STEPHEN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Social Research Interviewer, Other trusteeships: VICTOR BATTE-LAY TRUST, WE ARE THE MINORIES,

SOPHIE KABANGU Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Student, Other trusteeship: VICTOR BATTE-LAY TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/11/2012, number: 1149656
Registered at Companies House on 15/07/2011, number: 07706484

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR18: 125 days late,

Main office

The Minories Art Gallery
74 High Street
COLCHESTER
CO1 1UE

Objectives

1.THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE LAND AND BUILDINGS FROM TIME TO TIME OWNED BY THE CHARITY AS A MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY FOR THE EXHIBITION OF A COLLECTION OR COLLECTIONS OF OBJECTS OF ANTIQUARIAN INTEREST, ART OR SCIENCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF COLCHESTER AND OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 2.THE PROMOTION OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES HAVING OBJECTS CONSONANT WITH THE FOREGOING AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

COLCHESTER

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