Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

THE MARGATE BOOKIE

The Margate Bookie is a charity which inspires a love of reading and writing through the provision of annual literary festivals and creative courses.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there only 3 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£160	£170	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22	£40	£76	£-36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£68	£58	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£81	£58	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£66	£50	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£25	£24	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.margatebookie.com

andreas@margatebookie.com

07973955943

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£19,475
Garfield Weston Foundation	£15,000
Henry Smith Charity	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	13/10/2023	Margate Bookie Coastal Volunteer Programme
DCMS - DSF - The Margate Bookie Litfst
£10,950	12/08/2021	This grant aims to support the UK business events industry to restart domestic events. Financial support is offered to kick start the return of business events and to showcase that the UK is ready to meet again and has adapted to new ways of meeting ....more This grant aims to support the UK business events industry to restart domestic events. Financial support is offered to kick start the return of business events and to showcase that the UK is ready to meet again and has adapted to new ways of meeting in a COVID-19 secure environment. Available to not-for-profit organisations, for events from 100 to 500 people.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	19/03/2021	The Writing Journey
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Margate Bookie
£10,000	18/03/2021 24	towards two years' running costs of 'The Writing Journey', a project improving literacy skills in disadvantaged young people in an area of deprivation in Kent.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£8,525	14/09/2020	"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....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."
National Lottery Community Fund - WRITE UP!
£9,302	14/03/2019 12	The organisation will use funding to organise a range of book-related events and literary activities. The project aims to bring the community together, reduce social isolation and engage more young people though outreach ....more The organisation will use funding to organise a range of book-related events and literary activities. The project aims to bring the community together, reduce social isolation and engage more young people though outreach work._x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ What Money is for :_x000D_ Authors, facilitator fees, books, materials, monitoring, evaluation, outreach programme, venue expenses, insurance, volunteer expenses, training, marketing, accessibility, event expenses

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ADRIAN CROSS Appointed: 2017

RICHARD SKINNER Appointed: 2024

VANESSA ANN KING Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/09/2017, number: 1174819

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

55 GEORGE V AVENUE
MARGATE
CT9 5RH

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND ARTS AND CULTURE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE APPRECIATION, UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF LITERATURE, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND RUNNING OF AN ANNUAL LITERARY FESTIVAL IN MARGATE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

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