Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 4

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
All female board: -3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 1

FERTILE GROUND DANCE LTD

Fertile Ground Dance Limited aims to advance the arts for the public benefit by the promotion in particular, but not exclusively, of the art of dance. FG offers performances and workshops across the North-East region and beyond, showcasing great talent performing in theatres, galleries and outdoor spaces.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is completely female
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit
28/02/23	£20,927	£31,602	£-10,675
28/02/22	£87,093	£98,666	£-11,573
28/02/21	£53,051	£28,749	£24,302
29/02/20	£86,847	£85,211	£1,636

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.fertileground.org.uk

office@fertileground.org.uk

01912695581

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

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

Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£15,000
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd	£10,000
The Foyle Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Fertile Ground Dance Ltd
£15,000	29/04/2021	Core costs 21/22
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - New posts Development & Artistic director Year 3
£10,000	02/04/2020	New posts Development & Artistic director Year 3
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	02/07/2019	towards ongoing costs untill June 2020
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - New posts Development & Artistic director Year 2
£10,000	01/04/2019	New posts Development & Artistic director Year 2
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - New posts Development & Artistic director Year 1
£10,000	04/01/2018	New posts Development & Artistic director Year 1

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-79

CAMILLE ODETTE DE GROOTE Appointed: 2022

ELIZABETH JANE HIGHMORE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

JENNIFER GABBITUS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Charity Director

LISA-MARIE TONELLI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

NIAMH MICHELLE CUNNINGHAM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Bookkeeper, Other trusteeships: THE NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY, ELSWICK COMMUNITY POOL AND LEISURE CENTRE CIO,

SUE HURRELL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Project Manager

ANN VERONICA SCHOFIELD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Councillor, Other trusteeship: ROHINGYA ACTION NORTH EAST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/09/2018, number: 1180001
Registered at Companies House on 03/02/2017, number: 10599285

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

Dance City
Temple Street
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE1 4BR

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, OF THE ART OF DANCE.

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