Finance Score: -18
Governance Score: -15
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Large legacies income: +2
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Dormant: -10
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -33 ?

COLT CLAVIER COLLECTION TRUST 

To advance the education of the public in & preserve for its benefit keyboard instruments of historic & artistic interest. To advance the public appreciation & knowledge of music & the related arts & in particular music played on early keyboard instruments.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • There is a pension deficit of £0
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • This charity appears to be dormant
Established: 47 years

01227769321

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant

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
31/03/18£0£383£-383£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£573£43£530£10£2,683£2,683756.200
31/03/16£42£63£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£54£52£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£27£47£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£33£56£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£48£31£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£50£31£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£49£35£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£55£36£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£49£33£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£47£50£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£47£28£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£46£31£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£39£32£7£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: NAN%
Liabilities/Income: NAN%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: NAN%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: NAN
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/10/1977, number: 273108
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR15: 26 days late,
Main office

Westgate House
87 St. Dunstans Street
CANTERBURY
Kent
CT2 8AE

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN AND PRESERVE FOR ITS BENEFIT KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS OF HISTORIC AND ARTISTIC INTEREST. (B) TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF MUSIC AND THE RELATED ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR MUSIC PLAYED ON EARLY KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED - NORMALLY LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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