Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 8

Poor Liquidity: -1
Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2

12+ Trustees: -1
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 8

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The Arts Council of Wales is responsible for developing and funding the arts in Wales for the benefit of people throughout Wales. We formulate arts strategies, undertake research, and provide recurrent and one-off grants to organisations and individuals. We also manage a range of non-grant activities and services, often in partnership with local authorities and others.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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:

There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 30 years

www.arts.wales

comms@arts.wales

03301242733

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23		£78,547	£79,163	£-616	£0	£7,983	£6,427	1	86
31/03/22		£65,466	£71,678	£-6,212	£0	£8,599	£6,846	1.1	80
31/03/21		£72,366	£68,358	£4,008	£0	£14,811	£13,640	2.4	75
31/03/20		£52,361	£49,099	£3,262	£0	£10,803	£9,959	2.4	81
31/03/19		£50,238	£48,498	£1,740	£0	£7,541	£7,078	1.8	77
31/03/18		£51,192	£50,859	£333	£0	£5,801	£4,297	1	84
31/03/17		£49,864	£51,484	£-1,620	£0	£5,468	£4,258	1	88
31/03/16		£53,698	£51,835	£1,863	£0	£7,088	£6,501	1.5	88
31/03/15		£52,784	£54,244	£-1,460	£85	£5,575	£5,443	1.2	76
31/03/14		£52,553	£56,117	£-3,564	£89	£9,866	£1,708	0.4	77
31/03/13		£56,601	£52,873	£3,728	£87	£13,430	£2,823	0.6	81
31/03/12		£51,962	£50,073	£1,889	£88	£9,702	£2,791	0.7	90
31/03/11		£49,467	£46,294	£3,173	£89	£2,508	£2,338	0.6	94
31/03/10		£46,476	£47,028	£-552	£68	£1,868	£1,671	0.4	95
31/03/09		£42,637	£38,385	£4,252	£75	£1,500	£1,210	0.4	97
31/03/08		£39,860	£40,106	£-246	£66	£1,057	£803	0.2	96
31/03/07		£38,645	£40,084	£-1,439	£58	£631	£450	0.1	96
31/03/06		£40,366	£40,661	£-295	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05		£36,394	£40,608	£-4,214	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04	*	£35,788	£31,137	£4,651	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 85%
Liabilities/Income: 57%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 81%
Reserves/Spending: 1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides other finance
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

86 employees

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
DCMS - Investment Funds
£60,000	21/03/2023	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. Between 2018 and 2022, we will invest £1.45 billion of public money from government to help deliver this vision.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Creative Learning in non-maintained early years education settings
£65,000	03/10/2022 36	Arts Council of Wales is the official body that funds and develops the arts in Wales. This grant will support Arts Council of Wales to work in partnership with Early Years Wales to identify ....more Arts Council of Wales is the official body that funds and develops the arts in Wales. This grant will support Arts Council of Wales to work in partnership with Early Years Wales to identify voluntary-managed, non-maintained nursery education settings to take part in a three-year pilot. The programme will explore how arts-based approaches can be used in early years settings to support teaching for creativity in the context of the new Non-maintained Curriculum for Wales.
DCMS - Investment Funds
£60,000	21/01/2022	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. Between 2018 and 2022, we will invest £1.45 billion of public money from government to help deliver this vision.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Valley and Vale Community Arts
£8,700	20/09/2018	From New York to Pontycymmer
Nesta - AC00549
£18,343	08/03/2016 0	Y Lab - Digital Innovation Fund Wales programme grant to Arts Council of Wales Grant Ref AC00549

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

ALISON MEARS Appointed: 2019

CERI DAVIES Appointed: 2021

DEVINDA RENNIE DE SILVA Appointed: 2019

DR SARAH YOUNAN Appointed: 2019

ELEN AP ROBERT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Artistic Director

EMILY FLORENCE HUTCHINGS BA HONS MA Appointed: 2023

GWENNAN MAIR JONES Appointed: 2019

JACOB GOUGH Appointed: 2024

KEITH MURRELL Appointed: 2021

LHOSA ANNE DALY FRSA Appointed: 2019

MARGARET-ANNE RUSSELL (Chair) Appointed: 2023

PRUDENCE MARY THIMBLEBY Appointed: 2021

RUTH VIVIENNE FABBY MBE, FRSA Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: WE ARE UNLIMITED ARTS,

VICTORIA MARY PROVIS MBA Appointed: 2019

YR ATHRO TUDUR HALLAM BA PHD Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/03/1994, number: 1034245

Gift Aid

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
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

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

The Arts Council of Wales
Bute Place
Cardiff
CF10 5AL

Objectives

A. TO DEVELOP AND IMPROVE THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND PRACTICE OF THE ARTS. B. TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF THE ARTS TO THE PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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