Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Poor Liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 12

THREE CHOIRS FESTIVAL LIMITED

To produce a music festival to the highest standards, on a rotational basis in the cities and surrounding area of Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester, augmented by outreach and participation activity in the local community.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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
30/09/23		£1,088	£1,052	£36	£46	£1,264	£203	2.3	12	10
30/09/22		£2,013	£986	£1,027	£0	£1,247	£297	3.6	10	10
30/09/21		£869	£917	£-48	£0	£133	£90	1.2	11	10
30/09/20		£362	£368	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/19		£1,045	£1,021	£25	£0	£177	£136	1.6	11	60
30/09/18	*	£972	£945	£27	£0	£149	£149	1.9	10	0
30/09/17		£1,139	£1,045	£93	£0	£118	£118	1.4	11	0
30/09/16		£918	£959	£-41	£0	£21	£21	0.3	10	0
30/09/15		£1,041	£1,097	£-57	£10	£57	£57	0.6	26	0
30/09/14	*	£1,102	£1,092	£10	£9	£113	£113	1.2	29	0
30/09/13		£839	£902	£-64	£5	£101	£101	1.3	3	0
30/09/12	*	£872	£846	£26	£7	£162	£162	2.3	2	0
30/09/11	*	£857	£872	£-15	£27	£132	£132	1.8	1	0
30/09/10		£751	£818	£-68	£6	£149	£149	2.2	1	0
30/09/09		£744	£682	£62	£6	£215	£215	3.8	1	0
30/09/08		£784	£737	£47	£6	£153	£153	2.5	2	0
30/09/07?		£695	£683	£12	£5	£116	£116	2	1	0
31/03/06	*	£753	£761	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£599	£628	£-29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04		£487	£493	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 16%
Reserves/Spending: 2.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.8

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 62 years
(67 years as a company)

www.3choirs.org

info@3choirs.org

01452768928

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire,

Who it helps

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
£133,713	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 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 funding in order to be able to operate on a viable and sustainable basis by 31 March 2022.
DCMS - Three Choirs Festival Association Oct20-Mar21
£230,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Dulverton Trust - the Three Choirs Festival Gloucester, 2013
£2,500	19/06/2013	the Three Choirs Festival Gloucester, 2013

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 25-76

ALEXANDRA CATHERINE DAVIES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Arts Administrator

ALISON VICTORIA MARLOW Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Finance Manager

ALLEN EDWARD PRIOR FCII Appointed: 2021

BEJAMIN COOPER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Antiques Dealer

CHARLES FREDERICK BASIL WOODD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Actuary

DR BRUCE HERRIOT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

DR NAOMI SIAN BELSHAW (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Consultant

KATHARINE O'CARROLL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

MAN PUI BILLY LAM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Digital

SEPTEMBER LILY TURNER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Sales And Marketing

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/05/1962, number: 204609
Registered at Companies House on 18/03/1957, number: 00580176

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

21/08/2019 - Asset transfer in from THREE CHOIRS FOUNDATION
22/11/2022 - Asset transfer in from THREE CHOIRS FESTIVAL SOCIETY

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR18: 22 days late, AR14: 56 days late, AR12: 127 days late, AR11: 22 days late, AR06: 22 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THREE CHOIRS FESTIVAL SOCIETY on 22/11/2022

Main office

7C COLLEGE GREEN
GLOUCESTER
GL1 2LX

Objectives

2.1 The Objects of the TCF are to promote, maintain, improve and advance education by the encouragement of the arts, including the arts of singing and music, drama, mime and dance, and to formulate, prepare and establish schemes therefor provided that all Objects of the TCF shall be of a charitable nature.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GLOUCESTER WORCESTER HEREFORD

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