Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 14

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

Grant maker support: +14

Overall GiG Score: 23

HEART OF GLASS ST HELENS LIMITED

Heart of Glass is a St Helens, Merseyside-based collaborative and social arts organisation. We believe that art has the power to bring us together and create change, for the people of our community, and the place we call home. By working with artists and communities we support each other, and learn from each other, on creative journeys of enquiry and exploration.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Established: 6 years
(8 years as a company)

www.heartofglass.org.uk

PATRICK@HEARTOFGLASS.ORG.UK

01744 453163

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	*	£864	£866	£-2	£0	£312	£268	3.7	14	0
31/03/22		£1,025	£883	£142	£0	£315	£281	3.8	14	50
31/03/21		£1,025	£883	£142	£0	£461	£258	3.5	13	0
31/03/20		£923	£985	£-61	£0	£319	£155	1.9	14	0
31/03/19		£1,057	£1,285	£-228	£0	£381	£73	0.7	13	10

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 3.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 11.2

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

14 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Esmee Fairbairn	£579,800
DCMS	£570,165
Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£358,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£95,998

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to HEART OF GLASS ST HELENS LIMITED
£400,000	12/12/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs of growing practice and methodologies of community art as a transformational model to create effective change at a local and national level focussed on people, place, ....more Towards unrestricted core costs of growing practice and methodologies of community art as a transformational model to create effective change at a local and national level focussed on people, place, and possibility
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Heart of Glass St Helens Ltd
£95,998	11/04/2023	Strong Women
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Speculative Futures
£338,000	06/03/2023	Heart of Glass delivers socially engaged contemporary arts programmes in St Helens, Merseyside. This grant will support them to deliver ‘Speculative Futures’, a multi-year programme of socially ....more Heart of Glass delivers socially engaged contemporary arts programmes in St Helens, Merseyside. This grant will support them to deliver ‘Speculative Futures’, a multi-year programme of socially engaged work co-created with young people. Taking an intersectional approach and working in collaboration with artists and cross-sector partners, the programme will explore themes identified by young people, resulting in enquiry-based commissions, public programming and bespoke sector resources.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Heart of Glass
£5,800	06/02/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
National Lottery Community Fund - Shielding Voices
£4,800	08/09/2021	The funding will be used support a series of art workshops for those with living with a range of disabilities. The workshops will involve consultation through creative activities leading to a ....more The funding will be used support a series of art workshops for those with living with a range of disabilities. The workshops will involve consultation through creative activities leading to a proposed mural/street art design that will be created on a site within the community. The project aims to improve the quality of life for those with disabilities through the power of art.
DCMS - ACE Loneliness Fund
£31,000	18/01/2021	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£20,000	04/06/2020 3	Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Heart of Glass
£174,000	12/05/2020 36	Towards core costs to continue to develop collaborative social arts programmes across the Liverpool City region and to develop the National Centre for Socially Engaged Arts Practice
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£356,440	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 - Creative People and Places Loneliness Projects
£31,000	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 - Heart of Glass - Post-Covid
£151,725	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Young Hearts
£60,000	13/03/2019 22	Heart of Glass delivers socially engaged contemporary arts programmes in St Helens, Merseyside. Through this grant, Heart of Glass will explore how best to support working-class young women to ....more Heart of Glass delivers socially engaged contemporary arts programmes in St Helens, Merseyside. Through this grant, Heart of Glass will explore how best to support working-class young women to develop the self-confidence and skills to create new artwork and to produce and promote cultural activity for their peers.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-68

ADEBISI GANIAT OSUNDEKO Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

AUGUSTA CHINONSO UZOMAH-UWALAKA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Business Analyst

GORDON JOHN PENNINGTON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: None

HANNAH LUCY FIRTH Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Programme Director/ Interim Director

HETAL RAJENDRAKUMAR HATHIWALA Appointed: 2022

JOANNA ROWLANDS (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Programme Manager

JOHN PREM FRANCIS WHALING Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Innovation And Strategic Investment Lead

JESSE JONES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Artist

JULIA ELIZABETH CARRUTHERS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Arts Management, Other trusteeship: NORFOLK AND NORWICH FESTIVAL TRUST,

JULIA ELIZABETH SAMUELS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

PAUL PADRAIG HOGAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/07/2018, number: 1179366
Registered at Companies House on 06/10/2015, number: 09812411

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
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Investing charity funds 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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR23: 79 days late,

Main office

Make
47-49 Derby Road
Huyton
LIVERPOOL
L36 9UQ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR COLLABORATIVE ARTS, CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTS, PERFORMANCE, MUSIC, DRAMA, POETRY, CRAFT, MEDIA ARTS AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED ARTS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND CALIBRE BY:-A)ENCOURAGING AND DEVELOPING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THESE ARTFORMS BY THE PRESENTATION OF ARTWORKS, COMMISSIONS, CONCERTS, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS AND FESTIVALS IN THE BOROUGH OF ST HELENS PRIMARILY, AND IN THE NORTH WEST REGION, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY;B)SUPPORTING COMMUNITY WELL-BEING AND CAPACITY-BUILDING IN ST HELENS THROUGH COMMISSIONING OF COLLABORATIVE ARTS PROJECTS ADDRESSING ISSUES OF PLACE, COMMUNITY AND EQUALITY AND INCLUSION; ANDC)PROMOTING, SUPPORTING AND DEVELOPING THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY OF ST HELENS AND THE UNDERSTANDING OF COLLABORATIVE ARTS PRACTICE NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN THE BOROUGH OF ST HELENS PRIMARILY, AND IN THE NORTH WEST REGION, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY

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