Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

MOSTYN GALLERY LIMITED 

to educate the public in visual arts, and to assist in public appreciation of such arts by the establishment of the Mostyn Gallery in Llandudno, North Wales. Mostyn exists to open dialogue on contemporary art exhibitions, learning and engagement for people of all ages and backgrounds.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,821,697 available, equivalent to 34 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • 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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£735£1,000£-264£63£2,822£2,82233.9190
31/03/22£837£1,061£-224£58£3,086£2,96133.5240
31/03/21£824£761£63£37£3,310£3,14149.5223
31/03/20*£788£974£-187£78£3,247£3,22939.8223
31/03/19£770£820£-51£71£3,434£3,41249.9197
31/03/18£659£762£-103£129£3,484£3,47754.8190
31/03/17£823£926£-103£123£3,587£3,57146.3220
31/03/16£908£1,073£-165£219£3,690£3,66441200
31/03/15*£883£1,115£-232£225£3,854£3,81141170
31/03/14£788£1,023£-235£168£4,086£4,05147.5200
31/03/13*£597£696£-99£117£4,321£4,32174.5150
31/03/12*£635£790£-155£184£4,420£4,42067.2160
31/03/11*£958£783£175£222£4,575£400.6130
31/03/10£2,601£285£2,316£68£4,400£71380
31/03/09£1,452£375£1,077£48£2,084£49015.7100
31/03/08£1,007£342£665£51£1,008£30810.880
31/03/07£631£639£-8£362£342£1242.380
31/03/06£459£459£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£431£416£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£597£328£269£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 10.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 31%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 33.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 46 years

www.mostyn.org

post@mostyn.org

01492879201

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Conwy,
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 19 employees

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
Garfield Weston Foundation - WCF award - COVID19 response
£106,750 05/02/2021
Weston Culture Fund
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£29,000 28/11/2019
24
towards a new P/T Fundraising Manager salary and a contribution towards the Director's salary over two years
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - ALB - UKRI - CANVAS: How do audiences want to interact with a public art gallery in the digital age?
£16,800 01/04/2018
Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projectsref=104865
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to MOSTYN
£10,000 27/03/2015
A shared exploration of the uses of our building over the past 110 years
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Mostyn
£25,000 20/11/2012
Towards a programme called 'UPRISINGS: new artists for new times', supporting new and emerging local artists.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 45-65
  • HELEN WEAVER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Communications And Development Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/09/1978, number: 507842
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/07/1978, number: 01378599
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR20: 24 days late, AR15: 26 days late, AR13: 8 days late, AR12: 373 days late, AR11: 60 days late,
Main office

Oriel Mostyn Gallery
11-12 Vaughan Street
Llandudno
LL30 1AB

Objectives

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE FINE ARTS PARTICULARLY THE ARTS OF PAINTING AND SCULPTURE AND TO ASSIST IN THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF SUCH ARTS BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND RUNNING OF AN ART GALLERY IN LLANDUDNO, NORTH WALES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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