Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 6

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Multiple Deficits: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 11

ARTSWORK LIMITED

The objects of the charity are to promote, maintain, improve and advance public education, appreciation and understanding of Youth Arts. The charitable company continues to explore new ways of improving provision for young people in creative activities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 36 years

www.artswork.org.uk

sarah@artswork.org.uk

02380332491

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23		£2,234	£2,647	£-413	£0	£1,492	£552	2.5	47
31/03/22		£2,354	£2,527	£-174	£0	£1,905	£487	2.3	47
31/03/21		£1,868	£1,779	£89	£0	£2,079	£455	3.1	27
31/03/20		£1,853	£1,884	£-31	£0	£1,990	£459	2.9	29
31/03/19		£2,120	£1,642	£478	£0	£2,021	£435	3.2	18
31/03/18		£1,910	£2,210	£-300	£0	£1,543	£403	2.2	34
31/03/17		£2,101	£1,757	£344	£0	£1,844	£446	3	24
31/03/16		£2,224	£2,033	£191	£0	£1,500	£418	2.5	29
31/03/15		£2,320	£2,630	£-310	£8	£1,309	£284	1.3	22
31/03/14		£2,579	£1,999	£580	£8	£1,618	£232	1.4	12
31/03/13		£2,009	£1,201	£807	£8	£1,039	£198	2	12
31/03/12		£515	£542	£-27	£33	£231	£190	4.2	13
31/03/11		£864	£802	£62	£25	£258	£196	2.9	8
31/03/10		£351	£397	£-46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/09		£667	£650	£17	£25	£242	£196	3.6	9
31/03/08		£560	£527	£33	£24	£224	£94	2.1	9
31/03/07	*	£612	£488	£125	£31	£191	£27	0.7	6
31/03/06		£314	£399	£-85	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05	*	£558	£490	£68	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04		£350	£378	£-27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	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: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 37%
Reserves/Spending: 2.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 11.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Hampshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who works here?

47 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
The Youth Endowment Fund - Grant to ARTSWORK LIMITED
£278,473	31/08/2022
DCMS - Investment funds
£5,000	06/05/2022	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. Between 2018 and 2022, we will invest £1.45 billion of public money from government to help deliver this vision.
DCMS - Bridge Expansion
£94,000	22/03/2022	The Arts Council funds a network of 10 Bridge organisations to connect the cultural sector and the education sector so that children & young people can have access to great arts and cultural ....more The Arts Council funds a network of 10 Bridge organisations to connect the cultural sector and the education sector so that children & young people can have access to great arts and cultural opportunities.
The Youth Endowment Fund - Grant to ARTSWORK LIMITED
£127,422	30/06/2021
DCMS - Bridge Expansion 2020/21
£94,000	01/04/2020	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision.
DCMS - Lets Create Boxes - Spring 2020
£15,000	01/04/2020	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision.
The Youth Endowment Fund - Grant to ARTSWORK LIMITED
£75,748	30/06/2019
DCMS - Bridge Expansion 18/20
£94,000	01/04/2018	Bridge Expansion 18/20
The Blagrave Trust - Creative learning programme
£75,000	08/11/2016	Young care leavers in Portsmouth

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 24-75

ANNA GRACE WANJIKU NYACHAE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Gestalt Psychotherapist

CHRISTOPHER AMEDU Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Marketing Manager

EMMA DYER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Doctor

FIONA PARKINSON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Lawyer

JASON JONES - HALL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Consultant

JAYANTI SHAH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

KEVIN MUTHECI WANJIKU Appointed: 2023

LISA THURBON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Marketing Executive

NORINNE BETJEMANN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Artist

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/10/1988, number: 800143
Registered at Companies House on 27/07/1987, number: 02150619

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR07: 41 days late, AR05: 1 days late,

Main office

142-144 Above Bar Street
Southampton
SO14 7DU

Objectives

THE OBJECTS ARE TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION, APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF YOUTH ARTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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