Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Volatile income
spending growth: -1

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

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 9

THE NATIONAL FUNDING SCHEME

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Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Established: 11 years

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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	Volun- teers
30/09/22		£610	£599	£11	£0	£-44	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/21		£965	£963	£2	£0	£-55	£-55	-0.7	0	0
30/09/20		£1,194	£1,208	£-14	£0	£-57	£-57	-0.6	0	0
30/09/19		£331	£333	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
30/09/18		£324	£326	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	1
30/09/17		£297	£305	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/16		£326	£352	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/15		£341	£421	£-80	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/14		£215	£250	£-35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/13	*	£400	£290	£110	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 139%
Liabilities/Income: 25%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides services

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000	18/02/2022	DONATE platform development costs
Manchester City Council - Grant to Withington Village Regen
£270	04/09/2020	Grant to support Withington Walls Art Project
Manchester City Council - Grant to Venture Arts Ltd
£3,688	01/06/2020	Funding is to support cultural organisations in Manchester City which are delivering against the City's priorities and meeting the themes of the Cultural Ambition
Manchester City Council - Grant to Venture Arts Ltd
£3,688	28/02/2019	Cultural partnership Agreements. The purpose of the funding is to support cultural organisations in Manchester City which are delivering against the City's priorities and meeting the themes of the ....more Cultural partnership Agreements. The purpose of the funding is to support cultural organisations in Manchester City which are delivering against the City's priorities and meeting the themes of the Cultural Ambition
Manchester City Council - Grant to Venture Arts Ltd
£3,688	01/04/2018	Cultural partnership Agreements. The purpose of the funding is to support cultural organisations in Manchester City which are delivering against the City's priorities and meeting the themes of the ....more Cultural partnership Agreements. The purpose of the funding is to support cultural organisations in Manchester City which are delivering against the City's priorities and meeting the themes of the Cultural Ambition
Nesta - AC00341
£150,000	28/03/2013	Innovation in Giving programme grant to National Funding Scheme Grant Ref AC00341

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 29-58

GEORGINA BAGSHAWE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Fundraiser

JAMIE GALLOWAY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director

JUN PARK Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Marketing Director

SAM COOPER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Commercial Director

WILLIAM MAKOWER Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Digital Entrepreneur, Other trusteeships: THE SHERIFFS' AND RECORDERS' FUND, THE PENELOPE AND OLIVER MAKOWER 1974 CHARITABLE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/11/2012, number: 1149800
Registered at Companies House on 20/09/2012, number: 08223187

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR13: 32 days late,

Main office

National Funding Scheme
c/o 1 Golden Court
RICHMOND
Surrey
TW9 1EU

Objectives

1)THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING CHARITABLE GIVING, FUNDRAISING AND DONATIONS TO CHARITIES, PARTICULARLY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) THROUGH SUPPORTING NEW WAYS OF GIVING TO CHARITIES AND THROUGH DIGITAL MEANS.2) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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