Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Liabilities <10%: +3
Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 19

ARTIZAN INTERNATIONAL

1. Running craft workshops for people with disabilities (PWDs) to learn craft skills. 2. Training skilled volunteers to set up employment-generating craft workshops for PWDs facing poverty in the developing world. 3. Running a shop to sell products made by PWDs in our workshops in the developing world to provide them with an income.4. Running a cafe to provide day services & work experience.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

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
31/12/23	£516	£588	£-72	£11	£493	£493	10.1	14	90
31/12/22	£727	£521	£206	£0	£564	£564	13	14	75
31/12/21	£326	£263	£63	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/12/20	£323	£435	£-112	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/12/19	£216	£175	£42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/12/18	£95	£83	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17	£73	£58	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£111	£39	£72	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£66	£20	£46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 10.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 11.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 9 years

www.artizaninternational.org

susie.hart@artizaninternational.org

07588 724142

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Ecuador, Leeds City, North Yorkshire, Peru,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

14 employees
90 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£160,038
DCMS	£19,465
Two Ridings Community Foundation	£13,571
Co-Operative Group	£11,528
The Shears Foundation	£5,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Shears Foundation - Artizan International
£5,500	12/01/2023	Conversations and Creativity
National Lottery Community Fund - Conversations and Creativity
£9,944	11/11/2022	The funding will be used to hire a support worker that will facilitate the delivery of therapeutic arts and craft activities for people living with disabilities. The project aims to reduce isolation ....more The funding will be used to hire a support worker that will facilitate the delivery of therapeutic arts and craft activities for people living with disabilities. The project aims to reduce isolation build confidence and develop new skills.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Artizan International
£1,619	22/10/2022	We will offer free mosaic courses in primary schools which differently-able people help to lead, to create social interaction, improve mental health and change attitudes to people with disabilities.
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Mosaics for Schools - craft sessions led by differently-able people
£2,961	26/07/2021	Funding for mosaic supplies, transport to the schools for differently-able participants, a workshop leader and staff time, to provide free six-week mosaic courses in two primary schools which ....more Funding for mosaic supplies, transport to the schools for differently-able participants, a workshop leader and staff time, to provide free six-week mosaic courses in two primary schools which differently-able people help to lead, inspire social interaction, art and creativity, and change attitudes towards people with disabilities.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Artizan Café – Work experience and community for differently-abled people
£150,094	20/07/2021	The funding will help to create a cafe in the town centre which will provide opportunities for young adults from the learning disability community to develop new skills which will enhance their ....more The funding will help to create a cafe in the town centre which will provide opportunities for young adults from the learning disability community to develop new skills which will enhance their employment prospects. The aim is to improve their wellbeing by establishing a network of colleagues and friends to increase their engagement in the local community.
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Grant to Artizan
£8,610	16/07/2021	Funding for training, uniforms and start up stock for a café to be run by young people with learning disabilities.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£19,465	08/07/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Covid19
£2,000	08/04/2020	Covid-19. Funding for staff time, materials and volunteer expenses to create home craft kits for isolated and vulnerable adults and children, plus volunteer phone buddies.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Craft Aid International (Yorkshire)
£9,909	15/11/2019	We want to run a weekly craft club for local children with disabilities and their siblings, so they can make new friends and get creative!

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DEANNE HOWELL Appointed: 2012

LISETTE MEADOWS ROBINSON BA, ACCA Appointed: 2022

REV ELIZABETH SEWELL BA BSC Appointed: 2022

RICHARD NEIL PAUL BA, FCA Appointed: 2022

SERENITY STEWART BA Appointed: 2022

STEVE HOWELL Appointed: 2012

RICHARD HALL MBLLB, (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Other trusteeship: RESURRECTED BITES CIO,

REV ALAN GARROW Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeships: THOMAS LOCKWOOD, ROGERS' ALMSHOUSES, HARROGATE CHURCH HOUSE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER HIGH HARROGATE, HARROGATE HUB,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/02/2015, number: 1160494

Gift Aid

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
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

39 Oxford Street
HARROGATE
North Yorkshire
HG11PW

Objectives

The objects of the CIO are: 1. To relieve the needs of disabled people in Yorkshire and the surrounding area by providing opportunities to engage in socially interactive craft-based activities and to learn craft-based skills. 2. The relief of poverty among disabled people in such parts of the world as the trustees shall from time to time determine in particular but not exclusively through the provision of training in craft-based skills and the establishment of craft-based social enterprise organisations to provide training and employment opportunities for such people. 3. The promotion of social inclusion for the public benefit amongst people with disabilities.

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