Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 5
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

PLYMOUTH ARTS CINEMA 

Plymouth Arts Centre is a leading organisation for independent cinema in the SW. Through its overall programme of world and live cinema, talks and events, and Open Air Cinema, Plymouth Arts Centre's cinema encourages critical debate and questions the role that film plays in the wider culture. It is dedicated to the enjoyment, education and stimulation of all through the role of independent film.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years 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£209£234£-24n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/22£171£213£-42n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/21£182£167£15n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/20£242£247£-6n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/19£284£411£-127n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/18£573£910£-338£0£160£1421.9210
31/03/17£588£483£105£0£497£3899.7220
31/03/16*£477£504£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£551£568£-18£16£419£3958.4110
31/03/14£639£677£-39£160£437£3866.8140
31/03/13£554£538£16£53£475£4229.4110
31/03/12£478£551£-73£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£541£563£-21£12£761£56011.9100
31/03/10£720£612£108£12£782£52510.3130
31/03/09£507£556£-49£14£674£52511.3120
31/03/08*£578£607£-30£12£722£56711.2120
31/03/07*£574£402£173£9£892£71821.5110
31/03/06£347£344£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£276£261£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£240£211£29£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 35 years

www.plymouthartscinema.org

info@plymouthartscinema.org

01752206114

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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
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Devon, Plymouth City,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 30 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
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000 07/02/2023
towards core costs in 2023/24 (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
DCMS - Business Sustainability Grant
£47,419 14/12/2020
To support independent cinemas during covid
DCMS - Safety Grant
£4,370 18/11/2020
To support independent cinemas during covid
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Plymouth Arts Centre
£10,000 09/08/2017
Historama: a story of people and place

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 55-71
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/01/1989, number: 800664
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/12/1988, number: 02324916
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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR16: 2 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

c/o Arts University Plymouth
Tavistock Place
PLYMOUTH
PL4 8AT

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PRACTICE AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND LETTERS IN THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH AND IN THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT WITHIN THE COUNTIES OF DEVON AND CORNWALL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DEVON AND CORNWALL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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