Overall GiG Score: -1 ?
Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +5

    VERBAL ARTS CENTRE (NORTHERN IRELAND) LIMITED THE 

    1. To advance the education of adults and young people in the areas of the Verbal Arts and to enable them to engage and participate in all aspects of the creation and appreciation of the Verbal Arts (in English, Irish, Ulster-Scots and/or languages, together with the promotion of wide understanding of all aspects of their attendant cultures) and in associated creative and imaginative activities 2. To advance public appreciation of the imaginative, creative and practical Verbal Arts (in English, Irish, Ulster-Scots and/or languages, together with the promotion of wide understanding of all aspects of their attendant cultures) as a heritage and as a practice, and to promote excellence and awareness of excellence in these areas, within and through education.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
    • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
    Established: 9 years

    www.theverbal.co

    info@theverbal.co

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Year end 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Income £611,709 £1,082,815 £1,140,468 £1,099,378 £1,444,759 £1,015,966
    Spending £617,059 £993,370 £1,036,465 £1,114,451 £1,119,645 £1,135,481
    Surplus/deficit -£5,350 £89,445 £104,003 -£15,073 £325,114 -£119,515
    What it does
    • The advancement of education, The advancement of citizenship or community development, The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
    Who works here?
    • 18 employees
    • 58 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Adult training, Children (5-13 year olds), General public, Interface communities, Mental health, Older people, Parents, Specific areas of deprivation, Voluntary and community sector, Volunteers, Youth (14-25 year olds)
    How it operates
    • Arts, Community development, Cross-border/cross-community, Cultural, Education/training, Grant making, Volunteer development, Youth development
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    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 - Main Grants award
    £40,000 01/07/2022
    All About M.E. Programme
    Community Foundation for Nthn Ireland - WellRead
    £4,440 05/05/2020
    4
    towards providing online reading support for children
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Verbal Arts Centre NI Ltd
    £117,954 28/02/2019
    36
    This literacy and wellbeing project will work with young people identified by Social Services agencies as at risk or supported within the care system.
    The Rayne Foundation - Grant to The Verbal Arts Centre (Northern Ireland) Ltd
    £35,600 01/10/2018
    24
    Towards an evidence based pilot monitoring the impact of a 30-week Reading Rooms programme on the mental health and wellbeing of 'hard to reach' adults in the criminal justice system.
    Spirit of 2012 - Reading Rooms: Beyond the Wall (2018/19)
    £99,840 05/10/2017
    Continued from original grant, Reading Rooms engages weekly with young ex-offenders, homeless & sheltered community, experiencing mental health issues. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ ....more
    Spirit of 2012 - Reading Rooms 2017
    £49,917 07/10/2015
    Reading Rooms project with young ex-offenders, many experiencing mental health issues, coming together weekly for workshops and training to progress. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Further information may be available on the charity's page on the Commission website here
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Northern Ireland on 09/03/2015, number: NIC101482
    Main office

    Verbal Arts Centre, Stable Lane And Mall Wall, Londonderry, BT48 6PU

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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