Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

Deficit latest year: -2

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 4

RUSSELL-COTES ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM

Russell-Cotes provides a museum and art gallery based in a listed building overlooking Poole Bay.The Museum is part of the Government's initiative to improve access to the arts.

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Positives:

This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity uses a corporate trustee

Financial issues to consider:

Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 62 years

www.russellcotes.com

russellcotes@bcpcouncil.gov.uk

01202128000

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		£1,280	£1,793	£-512	£1,133	£71,492	£15	0.1	18	124
31/03/22		£1,131	£1,111	£21	£933	£68,781	£46	0.5	17	115
31/03/21	*	£871	£864	£7	£705	£66,807	£27	0.4	13	96
31/03/20		£1,056	£1,073	£-16	£892	£66,646	£20	0.2	18	115
31/03/19	*	£1,368	£1,368	£0	£793	£64,735	£37	0.3	17	72
31/03/18		£1,499	£1,482	£17	£980	£66,587	£36	0.3	17	0
31/03/17	*	£1,269	£1,270	£-1	£790	£48,539	£31	0.3	15	0
31/03/16	*	£1,199	£1,190	£9	£709	£47,909	£43	0.4	15	0
31/03/15		£1,449	£1,179	£270	£714	£47,344	£298	3	16	0
31/03/14		£1,722	£1,310	£411	£832	£46,607	£441	4	16	0
31/03/13		£1,162	£1,162	£0	£30	£25	£0	n/a	17	0
31/03/12	*	£1,385	£1,385	£0	£48	£25	£0	n/a	22	0
31/03/11	*	£1,379	£1,379	£0	£58	£25	£0	n/a	22	0
31/03/10	*	£1,139	£1,139	£0	£17	£25	£0	n/a	22	0
31/03/09		£1,219	£1,219	£0	£33	£92	£49	0.5	28	0
31/03/08		£1,513	£1,513	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£1,088	£1,088	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£98	£98	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£108	£108	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£92	£92	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Bournemouth,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

18 employees
124 volunteers

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Museum Estate and Development fund
£518,000	09/02/2022	This is an open-access capital fund targeted at non-national Accredited museums and local authorities based in England to apply for funding to undertake vital infrastructure and urgent maintenance ....more This is an open-access capital fund targeted at non-national Accredited museums and local authorities based in England to apply for funding to undertake vital infrastructure and urgent maintenance backlogs which are beyond the scope of day-to-day maintenance budgets.
DCMS - Reinterpretation and Reconnecting Project
£115,500	01/04/2019	The DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund has four objectives: to increase the number of artefacts on display, to improve physical access to collections, to improve access for disabled ....more The DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund has four objectives: to increase the number of artefacts on display, to improve physical access to collections, to improve access for disabled visitors, and to improve the quality of interpretation. The scheme is open to four categories of museums and galleries.
ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND - Reinterpretation and Reconnecting Project
£55,477	05/03/2019 18	The project will completely renew the museum’s 20 year old interpretation to make it relevant and inspiring to today’s audiences, spotlighting some of the extraordinary collections which draw ....more The project will completely renew the museum’s 20 year old interpretation to make it relevant and inspiring to today’s audiences, spotlighting some of the extraordinary collections which draw international audiences to this unique historic house/museum
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
£29,400	09/05/2018	Raising Resilience at the Russell Cotes
DCMS - DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund
£132,453	01/04/2017	The DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund has four objectives: to increase the number of artefacts on display, to improve physical access to collections, to improve access for disabled ....more The DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund has four objectives: to increase the number of artefacts on display, to improve physical access to collections, to improve access for disabled visitors, and to improve the quality of interpretation. The scheme is open to four categories of museums and galleries.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
£44,200	11/05/2016	For the Love of Russell-Cotes: building audiences for the future
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
£10,000	07/06/2013	Russell-Cotes: Fundraising for the Future

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How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

BCP Council

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/07/1962, number: 306288

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
Investment
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; AR21: 1 days late, AR19: 14 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR12: 234 days late, AR11: 600 days late, AR10: 172 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR05: 193 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from BOURNEMOUTH CIVIC SOCIETY on 27/02/2024

Main office

Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
East Cliff
BOURNEMOUTH
BH1 3AA

Objectives

TO MAINTAIN AN ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM KNOWN AS RUSSELL-COTES ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM IN BOURNEMOUTH FOR THE RECREATION AND ENJOYMENT OFTHE PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BOURNEMOUTH AND DISTRICT.

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