Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 8
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Volatile income -1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

WHARFEDALE FESTIVAL OF PERFORMING ARTS

Provide three major annual events relating to Speech & Drama, Special Needs and Piano competitions aimed at participants aged under 7 to over 70 in Speech and Drama, Music and Creative Writing, including opportunities for people with special educational needs.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly female

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 but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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
31/12/23£11£11£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£7£10£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£23£19£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£28£26£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£20£16£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£20£17£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15*£20£19£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£20£22£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£27£27£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£35£24£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£24£21£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£25£23£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£21£23£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£21£22£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£24£20£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£34£28£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05?*£22£20£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/04£26£22£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 45 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bradford City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CATHERINE AVERY Appointed: 2022
  • DIANE PATERSON Appointed: 2022
  • ELIZABETH GRACE WHITELEY Appointed: 2013
  • GORDON HUNTER
  • IVY WAILES
  • JULIE JAMES Appointed: 2016
  • LINDA MARY WELLINGS Appointed: 2022
  • MARGARET SMITH
  • PATRICIA DIBB BA HONS Appointed: 1991
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/10/1979, number: 509227
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR15: 60 days late, AR05: 27 days late,
Main office

The Beeches
Clifford Road
ILKLEY
West Yorkshire
LS29 0AX

Objectives

TO PROVIDE AMATEUR PERFORMERS OF THE ARTS (MUSIC, SPEECH, LITERATURE, DANCE AND DRAMA) WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF COMPETING ON PRESTIGIOUS PUBLIC STAGE WITH THE EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND GUIDANCE FROM SPECIALIST AND HIGHLY RESPECTED ADJUDICATORS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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