Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 6
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Very static board: -5
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

SUNDERLAND MUSIC, ARTS & CULTURE TRUST 

The Charity's activities are to promote urban or rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation particularly in Sunderland and its surrounding areas . The Trustees will use the following means and any other that they may from time to time determine . To preserve historic buildings , to advance the arts , to advance education in science , engineering , history and cultural heritage
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but very substantial unrestricted reserves are available

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
31/10/22£1,411£717£694£0£10,841£10,841181.610
31/10/21£4,096£258£3,838£0£10,147£10,147472.300
31/10/20£3,742£225£3,517£0£6,309£6,309337.100
31/10/19£538£240£298£0£2,792£2,792139.700
31/10/18*£120£281£-161£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/17£2,708£304£2,404£0£2,655£2,655104.900
31/10/16£585£63£522£0£251£2514800
31/10/15£1£216£-215£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/14£0£58£-58£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/13£0£130£-130£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 204%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 181.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0
Asset Split ?
Established: 11 years

www.mactrust.org.uk

info@mactrust.org.uk

07966398059

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Sunderland,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 1 employee

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£350,000
The Foyle Foundation£100,000
Wolfson Foundation£80,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund£18,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£100,000 29/07/2020
towards phase two of the Fire Station project: the creation of a new mid-scale auditorium
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Sunderland Music Arts and Culture Trust
£80,000 11/06/2020
Fire Station auditorium - joint application with Sunderland Culture
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to MAC Trust
£18,500 03/06/2020
COVID19 Sunderland Music, Arts and Culture Trust
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£350,000 16/10/2019
Sunderland Fire Station Auditorium
National Lottery Community Fund - Sunderland and South Tyneside Older Peoples Social Engagement Project
£4,750 26/07/2017
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National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to MAC Trust
£2,734,400 18/11/2014
The Fire Station, Sunderland

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-71
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/02/2013, number: 1150733
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/10/2012, number: 08251877
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR18: 59 days late,
Main office

The Sunderland Music Arts and Culture Trust
The Fire Station
High Street West
Sunderland
Tyne and Wear
SR1 3HA

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR THE INHABITANTS OF SUNDERLAND AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS:3.1 TO PROMOTE URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION, PARTICULARLY IN SUNDERLAND AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS, BY ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:3.1.1 THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES;3.1.2 THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE;3.1.3 THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR FOR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES;3.1.4 SUCH OTHER MEANS MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE;3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, HISTORY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE BY:3.2.1 THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY;3.2.2 THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ACCESSIBLE ARCHIVES SERVICE;3.2.3 SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE;3.3 TO ADVANCE THE ARTS (INCLUDING MUSIC, MUSIC THEATRE, DRAMA, DECORATIVE AND VISUAL ARTS, DANCE, BALLET, CIRCUS, POETRY, MUSIC HALL, COMEDY AND VARIETY PERFORMANCE) AND THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS BY:3.3.1 THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ARTS VENUE AND THE PRESENTATION, PRODUCTION AND COMMISSIONING OF PUBLIC CONCERTS, PLAYS, SHOWS, PERFORMANCES AND OTHER DEMONSTRATIONS OF THE ARTS AT THE SAID VENUE AND ELSEWHERE;3.3.2 SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE;3.4 FOR SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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