Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

IFORD ARTS LIMITED

Presentation of site-specific operas and musical activities at various locations in Wiltshire and surrounding, and in the community, involving young professional musicians
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/10/23£489£673£-183n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/22£701£642£59£61£124£1242.3550
31/10/21£354£349£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/20£155£142£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/19£312£308£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/18*£448£507£-59n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/17£439£432£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/16£392£390£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/15£382£363£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/14£336£357£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/13£340£321£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/12£303£318£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/11£298£297£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/10?£275£267£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£253£251£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£236£231£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£209£209£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£188£182£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£170£181£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£163£141£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 23 years

www.ifopera.com

info@ifopera.com

01225868124

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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
Where it operates
  • Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
£117,077 22/10/2021
To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 51-78
  • DAVID MOSS (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • DEBORAH MEYER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant
  • DR STEPHEN HAMMERTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • HARRIET RHIANNON TUPPER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • HELEN HAWKINS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Journalist
  • MICHAEL STEVENS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Producer
  • MICHAEL CHARLES WHITCROFT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • RICARDO ROSA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • RICHARD IAN LOVELL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/03/2002, number: 1091312
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/01/2002, number: 04352244
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 10 days late,
Main office

15 Market Street
Bradford on Avon
Wiltshire
BA15 1LL

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS IN WILTSHIRE, BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET AND BRISTOL AND THE WIDER SOUTH WEST REGION, USING A VARIETY OF VENUES; AND FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WILTSHIRE, BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET AND BRISTOL AND PARTICULARLY IN THE GARDENS OF IFORD MANOR, NEAR BRADFORD ON AVON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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