Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Volatile income: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

CHAPTER (CARDIFF) LIMITED 

Chapter operates an arts centre in Cardiff which has two cinemas, two theatre spaces and a gallery. It specialises in contemporary culture including cinema, visual arts, digital arts and performing arts. It also offers a programme of classes and activities for the public, workspaces for small cultural businesses and meeting rooms for the community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 53 years

www.chapter.org

enquiry@chapter.org

02920304400

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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£3,200£3,571£-371£0£4,555£1,7435.99080
31/03/22£4,182£3,114£1,068£0£4,926£1,8347.19480
31/03/21£3,420£2,385£1,036£0£3,937£8394.28080
31/03/20£3,611£3,665£-55£0£2,822£630.2110100
31/03/19£4,040£4,135£-95£0£2,877£-19-0.13598
31/03/18£3,397£3,694£-297£0£2,971£-119-0.41120
31/03/17£4,295£4,215£80£0£3,283£790.21130
31/03/16£4,373£4,459£-86£0£3,203£740.21130
31/03/15£4,217£4,356£-138£1,409£3,289£340.11300
31/03/14£4,157£4,039£118£1,307£3,427£-1-01100
31/03/13£3,340£3,362£-22£1,273£3,346£-15-0.11360
31/03/12*£3,441£3,576£-135£1,960£3,368£-107-0.4500
31/03/11£3,227£3,357£-130£1,807£3,504£-40-0.1760
31/03/10£3,671£2,655£1,016£1,358£3,634£510.2650
31/03/09£3,836£2,266£1,570£1,089£2,618£1250.7650
31/03/08£2,387£2,313£74£1,318£1,048£3651.9450
31/03/07£2,319£2,223£95£1,231£974£4032.2600
31/03/06£2,363£2,258£105£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£2,090£2,095£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£1,617£1,621£-4£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 33%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 38%
Reserves/Spending: 5.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 3
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 90 employees
  • 80 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Throughout Wales,

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
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£30,000 24/11/2020
towards increased costs associated with reopening following closure due to COVID-19 (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£75,000 17/07/2020
Securing Chapter's Future
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000 22/05/2018
Cardiff & Vale Music Services
National Lottery Community Fund - The Chimes
£10,000 07/09/2017
12
Project Summary : Chapter (Cardiff) Limited will use the grant to run a series of theatre-based workshops, which will engage service users from Huggard and The Wallich, culminating in a theatre ....more
Dunhill Medical Trust - Staffing Grant: Dementia Officer
£25,448 03/03/2017
36
Salary of a Dementia Officer for the social and cultural programme
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to Chapter (Cardiff) Ltd
£22,500 29/09/2016
36
Towards developing dementia friendly film screenings.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Chapter Arts Centre
£160,379 23/06/2015
36
Towards the salaries of a new creative producer and administrator, to develop a structured programme of artist support, leading to the creation of touring productions.
Dunhill Medical Trust - Theatre & Memory Workshops for Older People with Dementia
£5,000 06/12/2012
To develop a series of theatre and memory workshops for both older people with dementia and care staff working in the field
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Chapter Arts Centre
£144,633 09/02/2011
Towards salaries and project costs of its audience engagement project.
National Lottery Community Fund - Chapter Community Gardens
£36,301 26/11/2010
23
The project, based in Cardiff, will work in partnership with Canton Community Gardens to transform a piece of wasteland on the frontage of the main office into a usable sustainable urban garden. The ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 34-66
  • CATRIN DANIEL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Freelance Writer And Broadcaster
  • KAMI LAMAKAN (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Business Person
  • LAUREN ORME Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Animator And Director
  • NAOMI STOCKS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Committee Clerk, Senedd Cymru
  • SARA CHAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Associate Director Of Communications
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/05/1971, number: 500813
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/03/1971, number: 01005570
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
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
  • 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; AR12: 10 days late, AR05: 22 days late,
Main office

CHAPTER
Market Road
Canton
Cardiff

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE PUBLIC'S EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING BY THE PROVISION OF AN ARTS CENTRE IN THE CITY OF CARDIFF OR ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE. IN THIS ARTICLE ?THE ARTS? INCLUDES (BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO) THEATRE, VISUAL AND LIVE ART, FILM, MUSIC, DANCE, LITERATURE AND ALL DIGITAL FORMS OF ART.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE CARDIFF

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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