Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 6

Poor Liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 14

FOURTH MONKEY EDUCATION LIMITED

To advance the education of young people & the general public with particular reference to dramatic arts, including not exclusively through provision of courses, tuition, workshops, classes, performances, rehearsals & other exclusively charitable activities.To advance arts & culture through the production of plays & the encouragement of arts. All objects shall be of a charitable nature.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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
31/08/22		£2,117	£1,994	£122	£14	£141	£141	0.8	16	0
31/08/21		£1,193	£1,327	£-134	£19	£19	£19	0.2	10	0
31/08/20		£1,009	£1,019	£-9	£35	£153	£153	1.8	8	0
31/08/19	*	£1,131	£1,027	£103	£0	£162	£160	1.9	8	0
31/08/18	*	£997	£924	£73	£0	£58	£57	0.7	5	1
31/08/17		£945	£935	£10	£0	£-15	£-15	-0.2	4	0
31/08/16	*	£435	£460	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 80%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 0.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 8 years

www.fourthmonkey.co.uk

office@fourthmonkey.co.uk

02072810360

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Islington,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

16 employees

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
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£20,000	18/09/2023	towards the salaries of the two participation co-ordinators for the school programme for yearend August 2024
DCMS - Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants
£14,830	21/12/2021	National Lottery Project Grants is our open access programme for arts, libraries and museums projects. The fund supports thousands of individual artists, community and cultural organisations.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-63

IAN SPENCER DAVIES (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor

JULIE AMANDA WILLIAMS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Teacher

SAMANTHA CLAIRE GRADY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Academic Manager, Other trusteeships: CHACEWATER RECREATION GROUND, CHACEWATER MILLENNIUM GREEN TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/11/2015, number: 1164406
Registered at Companies House on 25/04/2015, number: 09560983

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR19: 59 days late, AR18: 2 days late, AR16: 51 days late,

Main office

BRECKMAN & CO
49 SOUTH MOLTON STREET
LONDON
W1K 5LH

Objectives

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED (1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE DRAMATIC ARTS, MUSIC, PERFORMANCE AND THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF SPEECH TRAINING AND INCLUDING BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COURSES, TUITION, WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, PERFORMANCES, REHEARSALS, AND OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES ANCILLARY TO TEACHING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS AND (2) TO ADVANCE ARTS AND CULTURE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC PROVIDED THAT ALL OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE.

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