Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 8

Excess liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 15

ROTUNDA LTD

Rotunda offers an alternative education provision for key stage 4. Adult education. Enabling services volunteer programme. Free Counselling service and peer support. Ofsted registered nursery "Good" and catering facilities.Serviced office space and luxury garden venue for hire

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

Established: 37 years

www.therotunda.org.uk

information@therotunda.org.uk

01512072176

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
30/08/22		£1,196	£1,182	£14	£17	£2,589	£1,615	16.4	32	4
30/08/21		£979	£886	£93	£4	£1,766	£719	9.7	2,645	3
30/08/20		£830	£753	£77	£2	£1,673	£559	8.9	20	26
30/08/19		£637	£643	£-7	£45	£1,597	£404	7.5	22	26
30/08/18		£604	£652	£-49	£53	£1,603	£359	6.6	20	40
30/08/17	*	£547	£584	£-38	£48	£1,652	£334	6.9	19	0
31/08/16		£546	£562	£-16	£12	£1,690	£299	6.4	19	0
31/08/15		£526	£571	£-45	£7	£1,705	£222	4.7	19	0
31/08/14		£688	£413	£276	£13	£1,751	£276	8	13	0
31/08/13		£1,357	£397	£960	£25	£1,475	£293	8.9	12	0
31/08/12		£640	£384	£255	£22	£515	£342	10.7	13	0
31/08/11		£388	£364	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/10		£329	£353	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/09		£324	£241	£83	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/08		£199	£170	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/07		£164	£158	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/06		£154	£163	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/05?		£122	£136	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/04		£223	£154	£69	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 33%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 62%
Reserves/Spending: 16.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Liverpool City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

32 employees
4 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£295,323
John Moores Foundation	£23,740
Power to Change	£18,000
CAF	£7,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Rotunda Ltd
£17,500	01/02/2024	Towards the salaries of the Learning Revolution Project Co-ordinator and the Counselling Coordinator
Power to Change - ROTUNDA LTD. (RCF)
£10,000	12/12/2022	Grant to ROTUNDA LTD. (RCF)
Power to Change - Rotunda Ltd (PU)
£8,000	28/11/2022	Grant to Rotunda Ltd (PU)
National Lottery Community Fund - Rotunda
£200,940	04/03/2022	Rotunda an education-based charity in North Liverpool will use the funding to refurbish their base of operations. The project aims to improve accessibility and allow for more learners to be ....more Rotunda an education-based charity in North Liverpool will use the funding to refurbish their base of operations. The project aims to improve accessibility and allow for more learners to be accommodated within the group’s premises.
CAF - Grant to Rotunda
£7,000	22/06/2020 3	Grant to Rotunda to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - Rotunda CV19
£94,383	15/05/2020 6	The organisation aims to support people from the local community through educational programmes and counselling. Many of the group’s services have either been suspended or adapted as a result of ....more The organisation aims to support people from the local community through educational programmes and counselling. Many of the group’s services have either been suspended or adapted as a result of COVID – 19. Funding will go towards staff and operating costs.
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Rotunda Ltd
£6,240	31/05/2019	Towards running costs and volunteer expenses for the counselling service
Power to Change - Rotunda Ltd
£40,000	28/02/2019 12	Grant to Rotunda Ltd
National Lottery Community Fund - Rotunda R.E.A.C.H
£10,000	21/02/2019 12	The project aims to address loneliness and social exclusion within the local community. Funding will be used to run a social and cultural club for the community, which will offer a range of ....more The project aims to address loneliness and social exclusion within the local community. Funding will be used to run a social and cultural club for the community, which will offer a range of activities as well as trips to local places of interest.
Power to Change - Rotunda Ltd
£10,000	18/12/2018	Grant to Rotunda Ltd
National Lottery Community Fund - Rotunda, Liverpool. Organisational development. (Development Grant)
£49,676	01/11/2018 18	This group deliver education, training, skills and enterprise support to people in Kirkdale who are socially isolated or at risk of being. With this funding they will further develop their provision ....more This group deliver education, training, skills and enterprise support to people in Kirkdale who are socially isolated or at risk of being. With this funding they will further develop their provision to include legal support for local people looking to get into training and employment. The money will also support a programme of organisational development so that they are well positioned to continue supporting their local community in the future.
National Lottery Community Fund - Rotunda Festival 1992 - 25 years on – ‘CREATE YOUR SPACE’
£9,997	02/08/2017 12	The group will work with young people to run a landscaping project as a commemorative celebration.
Power to Change - Rotunda Ltd
£72,759	31/05/2017 36	Grant to Rotunda Ltd
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Rotunda
£11,578	15/03/2017 12	To pilot a project to demonstrate how a local community organisation can produce better services and outcomes to those with offender records and those who are long term unemployed
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Rotunda Limited
£90,000	17/09/2015 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of the Development Manager at a community arts organisation in Liverpool
Tudor Trust - Grant to Rotunda
£35,000	20/08/2015 12	over one year as continuation funding towards the Chief Executive's salary at this community learning centre in North Liverpool
National Lottery Community Fund - Sound of the Streets
£10,000	15/09/2011 12	This charity based in Liverpool will use funding to work with young people to create a theatre piece to explore culture and diversity. This will provide a platform for young people to integrate and ....more This charity based in Liverpool will use funding to work with young people to create a theatre piece to explore culture and diversity. This will provide a platform for young people to integrate and reduce racial tensions in the area.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Rotunda
£25,000	30/06/2011	the salary of the Finance Manager and Company Secretary

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-78

KEITH HOUSLEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeships: ROTARY CLUB OF CITY OF LIVERPOOL TRUST FUND, TURNER HOME,

PHILIP CASHEN (Chair) Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Student

PAUL DAVID MUSA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

PAULA MCCABE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Accountant

PHILIP DAVID CORFIELD Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Finance Director

RICHARD MEEGAN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Honorary Research Fellow

VICTORIA JAYNE COWLEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Research Information Officer

WILLIAM CONNOLLY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/07/1987, number: 518951
Registered at Companies House on 28/08/1986, number: 02050597

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR17: 52 days late,

Main office

Rotunda Ltd
Rotunda Centre
109 Great Mersey Street
LIVERPOOL
L5 2PL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS PARTICULAR OF ADULTS RESIDENT IN THE NORTH INNER CITY OF LIVERPOOL ESPECIALLY OF SUCH ADULTS WHO HAVE SUFFERED DISADVANTAGE. TO CARRY ON FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSE WHICH MAY CONVENIENTLY OR ADVANTAGEOUSLY BE CARRIED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTH INNER CITY AREA OF LIVERPOOL

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