Overall GiG Score: 5 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 9
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

TAKE ART LIMITED 

Take Art seeks to promote the arts in partnership with all sections of the rural population of Somerset and to advocate the important role of the arts, within a rural and social context, in the development of both the community and the individual.
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 a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 36 years

www.takeart.org

info@takeart.org

01460249450

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
31/03/23£557£555£2£4£377£1854113
31/03/22£485£514£-30n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£465£364£101n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/20£436£456£-21n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£632£511£121£4£325£1192.8112
31/03/18£352£435£-83£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£479£391£87£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£422£375£46£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£379£411£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£446£453£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£438£416£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£389£633£-244£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£583£721£-138£14£415£1161.9110
31/03/10£977£891£86£16£552£991.3110
31/03/09£1,014£685£329£15£467£931.6160
31/03/08*£570£682£-112£16£137£1061.9150
31/03/07*£735£567£169£12£250£801.7120
31/03/06*£572£633£-60£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£600£487£113£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£376£364£12£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4604.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 49%
Reserves/Spending: 4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 6.8
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 11 employees
  • 3 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Somerset,

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
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£284,167
Youth Music£100,000
Esmee Fairbairn£41,475
DCMS£9,365
National Lottery Community Fund£9,300
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Making and Believing
£9,167 18/01/2023
Take Art works across Somerset, providing opportunities for all ages and abilities to experience, participate and work within the arts. In 'Making and Believing', Take Art is exploring the potential ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - WORD/PLAY HUB PLUS
£9,300 11/11/2022
The funding will be used to continue to support people with learning difficulties and autism. The project will deliver weekly workshops by professional poets and work coaches to enable the cohort to ....more
Youth Music - Making Bigger Waves
£100,000 30/09/2021
Making Bigger Waves
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Making and Believing
£275,000 26/09/2020
Take Art works across Somerset, providing opportunities for all ages and abilities to experience, participate and work within the arts. In 'Making and Believing', Take Art is exploring the potential ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,365 22/09/2020
"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 ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Take Art
£32,850 13/05/2020
12
Towards project cost for BARN, a programme supporting the growth and sustainability of emerging theatre makers in Somerset and strengthening regional infrastructure for early career development.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Take Art
£8,625 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
National Lottery Community Fund - Word/Play Plus!
£9,940 28/09/2018
12
The funding will be used to deliver poetry sessions to people experiencing mental ill health. The project aims to devise tailored coping strategies to support and empower this community.
Youth Music - Making Waves incorporating Somerset NEET and SW3
£146,778 11/05/2018
Making Waves incorporating Somerset NEET and SW3
Somerset Community Foundation - Word/Play Phase 3
£4,980 05/02/2018
9
Word/Play project - an early stage intervention for people experiencing mental ill health,
National Lottery Community Fund - Word/Play Social Prescribing (Phase 2
£9,775 12/07/2017
12
This group will use the funding to provide support sessions and workshops on performance poetry for people experiencing isolation or mental health problems. This will allow people to develop skills ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Take Art
£52,000 05/09/2016
36
Towards professional development support for emerging theatre makers in Somerset.
Youth Music - My Tunes 3
£27,500 21/07/2016
My Tunes 3
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Take Art - Somerset
£17,000 29/10/2012
the costs of Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the WordPlay mental health project
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Take Art
£75,000 16/10/2012
Towards the costs of WordPlay - a participatory arts programme working with vulnerable individuals and communities in Somerset to provide them with a voice and the confidence to explore issues that ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 53-67
  • STEVE JOEL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/02/1988, number: 298671
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/12/1987, number: 02203943
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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; AR08: 35 days late, AR07: 141 days late, AR06: 60 days late, AR05: 37 days late, AR04: 25 days late,
Main office

THE MILL
FLAXDRAYTON FARM
DRAYTON
SOUTH PETHERTON
SOMERSET
TA13 5LR

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND PARTICUARLY IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET BY THE PROMOTION PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE OF AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, BALLET, DANCE, MUSIC, SINGING PLAY WRITING LITERATURE, THE VISUAL ARTS SCULPTURE AND PAINTING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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