Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 12

Liabilities <10%: +3

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +12

Overall GiG Score: 18

IDEAS TEST

Ideas Test work in Swale and Medway and supports communities to lead more creative lives and feel better about themselves and where they live.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

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	£544	£365	£179	£0	£364	£228	7.5	5	0
31/03/22	£494	£310	£184	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 63%
Reserves/Spending: 7.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 9.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 4 years

www.ideastest.org.uk

contact@ideastest.co.uk

07713865955

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Kent, Medway,

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? ?

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Spirit of 2012	£249,500
Esmee Fairbairn	£119,270
Youth Music	£100,000
DCMS	£31,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Youth Music - DisQuiet
£100,000	28/03/2023	DisQuiet
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	17/02/2023	Make Waves
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Ideas Test
£14,270	06/02/2023	Towards core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Ideas Test
£105,000	08/11/2022	Towards core costs of Lyrici Arts, including staff salaries and fees, plus a contribution to production and touring costs of a company aiming to amplify diverse stories and artists in Medway
Spirit of 2012 - Medway Makers
£249,500	18/07/2022	A programme to recruit 36 ?Heroes? who will receive support to recruit a total of 540 ?Medway Makers? to participate in micro-volunteering. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project ....more A programme to recruit 36 ?Heroes? who will receive support to recruit a total of 540 ?Medway Makers? to participate in micro-volunteering. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within agreed tolerance.
DCMS - ACE Loneliness Fund
£31,000	18/01/2021	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

ALEXANDER CAMERON Appointed: 2023

ALLY SINYARD Appointed: 2020

ELIZABETH MELLEN Appointed: 2023

JANE ROSALIND HOWARD Appointed: 2020

JATINBHAI GOKULBHAI PATEL Appointed: 2020

NANCY STRIDGEN Appointed: 2023

REBECCA BRENNAN-BROWN Appointed: 2020

ROBIN PIMENTA Appointed: 2022

SATHYAPRIYAN MOHAN Appointed: 2020

VIRGINIE GILES Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/06/2020, number: 1190098

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

Room 5 1st Floor
5A New Road Avenue
Chatham
Kent
ME4 6BB

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS BY: A) ENCOURAGING AND DEVELOPING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THESE ARTFORMS BY THE PRESENTATION OF ARTWORKS, COMMISSIONS, CONCERTS, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS AND FESTIVALS IN THE DISTRICTS OF SWALE AND MEDWAY PRIMARILY, AS WELL AS IN KENT AND THE SOUTH EAST REGION, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. B) SUPPORTING COMMUNITY WELLBEING AND CAPACITY BUILDING IN SWALE, MEDWAY AND KENT THROUGH COMMISSIONING OF COLLABORATIVE ARTS PROJECTS ADDRESSING ISSUES OF PLACE, COMMUNITY, EQUALITY AND INCLUSION. C) PROMOTING, SUPPORTING AND DEVELOPING THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY OF SWALE, MEDWAY AND KENT INCLUDING THE AMATEUR AND VOLUNTARY ARTS SECTORS AND THE UNDERSTANDING OF COLLABORATIVE ARTS PRACTICE REGIONALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.

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