Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2

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

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 12

LONDON SCHOOL OF MOSAIC

To promote the advancement of mosaic art for the public benefit.To advance the education of the public in mosaic art, particularly but not exclusively through providing formal and informal training and education to communities, individuals, students, school pupils and volunteers to develop skills in the art and craft of mosaic.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/03/23		£874	£390	£484	£0	£608	£30	0.9	6	30
31/03/22		£517	£427	£90	£0	£-180	£-460	-12.9	5	45
31/03/21		£280	£234	£46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20	*	£259	£302	£-42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	75
31/03/19		£137	£253	£-116	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	75
31/03/18		£58	£215	£-157	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£82	£90	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£57	£98	£-41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£66	£21	£46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£5	£0	£5	£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: 64%
Liabilities/Income: 62%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 5%
Reserves/Spending: 0.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 11 years

www.lsomosaic.com

info@lsomosaic.com

02076206070

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

6 employees
30 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

DCMS	£241,540
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£19,902
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,888
Power to Change	£7,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to London School of Mosaic
£2,174	21/10/2023	We would like to continue to provide free mosaic sessions, including a veggie lunch, for local residents to learn key mosaic skills in a calm and creative space.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to London School of Mosaic
£19,902	12/05/2022	Inclusion, Diversity and Equality: Oral History in North Southwark
Power to Change - Crowdmatch - The Mosaic Arts Centre Fundraiser
£7,500	29/03/2022	Grant to Crowdmatch - The Mosaic Arts Centre Fundraiser
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
£94,170	22/10/2021	To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further ....more To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further funding in order to be able to operate on a viable and sustainable basis by 31 March 2022.
National Lottery Community Fund - London School of Mosaic
£9,888	28/01/2021 7	The funding will be used to deliver mosaic art maker sessions within Camden. The project aims to improve wellbeing aspirations and build community relationships.
DCMS - Ludham Undercroft Development
£53,000	01/04/2020	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision.
DCMS - London School of Mosaic
£94,370	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
City Bridge Trust - Grant to London School of Mosaic
£5,000	26/09/2019	£5,000 for an access audit of London School of Mosaic’s new premises to identify ways to ensure accessibility as they bring the site into community use.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 23-70

DR ZEMFIRA AYTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Researcher

JUSHUA PANDA Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Football Coach

PRERANA PHADNIS (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chair Person

CHRISTIE JAY BEAUCHAMP Appointed: 2023

LOIS MILLER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Media Executive

NEEL RAMFUL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Management Accountant

OLGA ASTANIOTIS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Business Consultant

ZAIN ODHO Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Vice Chairperson

BRAD HEPBURN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Lecturer

GARY THOMAS SHARKEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Business Consultant

JOANNA LEWIS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Hr Consultant

MARCUS BOYLAND Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Camden Councillor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/06/2013, number: 1152295
Registered at Companies House on 17/01/2013, number: 08364263

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR20: 5 days late, AR15: 53 days late,

Main office

London School of Mosaic
181 Mansfield Road
NW3 2HP

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: (1) TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF MOSAIC ART FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY SPEAKING AT PUBLIC EVENTS, PRODUCING PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER MEDIA AND BY DECORATING PUBLIC SPACES AND EXHIBITING AND DISPLAYING MOSAIC ART;(2)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MOSAIC ART, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH PROVIDING FORMAL AND INFORMAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO COMMUNITIES, INDIVIDUALS, STUDENTS, SCHOOL PUPILS AND VOLUNTEERS TO DEVELOP SKILLS IN THE ART AND CRAFT OF MOSAIC.

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