Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

LUTON COMMUNITY ARTS TRUST LIMITED

Provison of drop-in and outreach activities for young disadvantaged persons, using arts related activity to promote a return to education, training and/or employment
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/03/23£83£45£38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£10£33£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£65£92£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£55£48£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£55£49£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£57£62£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£72£68£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£75£74£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£98£92£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£109£115£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£142£125£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£121£137£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£135£130£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£101£121£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£112£115£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£96£96£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£93£93£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£107£107£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£117£115£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£103£107£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 37 years
(39 years as a company)

www.snapart.org.uk

snapart@hotmail.com

07850207346

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other education support
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Luton,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who supports 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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Luton Community Arts Trust
£75,971 11/11/2022
The Accidental Archivist - the legacy of Luton’s 33 Arts Centre
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Luton Community Arts Trust
£30,000 31/05/2013
The charity uses arts to work with disadvantaged people. Their project for unemployed adults will enhance their skills and confidence, reduce isolation and support them to move towards employment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
  • GEORGE COLLIN (Chair), Occupation: Solicitor
  • MARK WOOLRIDGE Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Trustee
  • OWEN CLIGAN
  • RAY BATSON
  • ROSE DAVIS
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/02/1988, number: 298437
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/05/1985, number: 01915997
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
20 returns made; AR11: 3 days late, AR07: 118 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 201 days late,
Main office

77 High Town Road
LUTON
LU2 0BW

Objectives

TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTIC TASTE AND THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF THE BOROUGH OF LUTON.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BOROUGH OF LUTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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